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From Framework to Practice: CNCF’s Platform Engineering Maturity Assessment
When the CNCF Platforms Working Group published the Platform Engineering Maturity Model in late 2023, it felt like an important milestone. Now, I’m excited to share that the next stage in this work is underway. After almost a year of deliberation, testing, and editing, it’s now available in prototype form.
Abby Bangser
Sep 24 min read
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Platform Producers and Consumers: Beware the Missing Persona When Building an IDP
The most successful platform businesses rely on the network effect. The more valuable stuff your platform offers, the more users will be attracted to join. The more users you have consuming value, the more producers will want to add valuable stuff to your platform and so on. Cat Morris, Staff Product Manager at Syntasso talks about this in her latest blog post
Cat Morris
May 127 min read
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Platform Engineering for Software Developers and Architects (KubeCon Talk Recap)
In my recent talk at KubeCon EU, I aimed to share insights into the connection between software architecture and platform architecture

Daniel Bryant
May 94 min read
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Top 10 Platform Engineering Takeaways from PlatEngDay & KubeCon London 2025
Platform Engineering was the hottest topic in the room at KubeCon, even edging out AI from my perspective! Here are my top 10 observations

Daniel Bryant
Apr 175 min read
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The Platform Engineering Playbook: Insights from Paula Kennedy
Leaders embarking on a platform engineering journey should start by asking: “What is the goal of our platform engineering effort?

Paula Kennedy
Feb 214 min read
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Three Trends to Watch in Platform Engineering for 2025
Platform engineering in 2025 will be shaped by composability, data-driven optimisation, and the transformative power of generative AI

Daniel Bryant
Jan 103 min read
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Game on: Go Multiplayer Mode to Supercharge your Internal Platform
We often celebrate the individual platform engineering or DevOps hero or heroine who (purportedly) creates something ingenious alone, but...

Paula Kennedy
Oct 10, 20247 min read
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Fast Flow Conf 2024: Shaping the Future of Platforms and Teams
Our summary of Fast Flow Conf 2024! Topics covered: fast value delivery to customers, the need for APIs, continuous stewardship, and more!

Daniel Bryant
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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Top Five Platform Engineering Books for 2024
The top five platform engineering books for 2024 include Platform Strategy, Team Topologies, Infrastructure as Code, SRE, and Accelerate.

Daniel Bryant
Aug 29, 20244 min read
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Platform Engineering for Execs: Team Topologies, Tools & Trade-offs (Webinar Recap)
A summary of our webinar, "Platform Engineering for Execs: Team Topologies, Tools, and Trade-offs"

Daniel Bryant
Aug 21, 20243 min read
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