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Organisations demand capabilities that are operable and scalable across a range of disparate platform technologies. The architectural patterns that achieve this are not unique to a single organisation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, or user interface choice. What platform teams need is a clearer model for what a scalable capability looks like so that every new capability does not become another special case to integrate, govern, and operate. That is the purpose of Platfor

The relatively recent move towards more centralised platforms stems from a desire to exert greater control following an era of sprawl introduced by DevOps.  Yet on reflection, using the word “control” is likely not only unnecessary but also wrong. In the end, control is one solution that can be applied towards the cost and risk reduction outcome organisations are most concerned with, which can be better summarised as coherence.

Despite all of the investment in portals, templates, and Kubernetes operators, organisations are realising that investing in tech implementation feels productive, while actually, they are just stuck on a treadmill of refactoring automation.

Cloud Foundry wasn’t a theory, a proof of concept, or a fashionable idea that briefly caught on. It was a production platform used by hundreds of large enterprises to run real workloads, often in highly-regulated environments, at a global scale. More importantly, it proved something that many organisations still struggle to accept today: platforms, when built and operated well, can dramatically improve speed and safety at the same time.

Stéphane Di Cesare and Cat Morris’ talk at KubeCon EU 2025 in London tackles a challenge most platform teams recognise immediately: platform engineering creates enormous value, but it is often difficult to prove that value in a way the business understands. The reason is simple. Much of the work is invisible.

In our recent webinar, Beyond the Booth at KubeCon, Abby Bangser, Cat Morris, and Daniel Bryant reflected on what we saw in Atlanta, from the rise of real AI workloads on Kubernetes to growing interest in platform product management and day-two operations. Here are the biggest takeaways.

You know the saying, “If we build it, they will come”? Well, it doesn’t hold up when building software today, and it definitely doesn’t work for internal platforms. You see, internal platforms are products. And like any product, they (should) have users. In this case, your users are your developers. That makes platform engineering a form of consumer software development, even if the consumer is inside your organisation.

Learn more about the platform engineering portals and pipelines antipatterns, and understand why platform orchestration is essential

By integrating Kratix with Backstage, you transform a portal into a fully managed platform. Learn about the latest updates

In my recent talk at KubeCon EU, I aimed to share insights into the connection between software architecture and platform architecture

In our first webinar of 2025, Daniel Bryant was joined by Abby Bangser and Jake Klein to explore the topic "Building Scalable Internal Devel

Software development should be seamless. The longer Developers have to wait, the less they create and this is why we need IDPs

Learn how to build scalable internal developer platforms (IDPs) with Syntasso Kratix Enterprise (SKE).

Platform engineering focuses on creating internal platforms that align with your organisation's needs.

As we close the chapter on 2024, it's time to reflect on Syntasso's progress this year in platform engineering and with Kratix.

In my recent talk at QCon San Francisco, I had the opportunity to share my thoughts on the evolution of platform engineering.

A summary of my talk, "Engineering Resilience into the Foundations: Key Strategies for Building Robust Internal Development Platforms."

Earlier in the month, I had the privilege of presenting two talks about platform orchestration at the JAX London event.

We often celebrate the individual platform engineering or DevOps hero or heroine who (purportedly) creates something ingenious alone, but...

A webinar summary of “The Future of Platforms: The Invisible Glue Between Backstage and Terraform” with Abby Bangser and Daniel Bryant