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Taming the Complexity of Cloud-Native Development with Internal Developer Platforms
The limitations of monolithic architectures—such as inflexibility and challenges with scalability and agility—have led to the widespread...

Amarachi Iheanacho
Mar 274 min read


The IDP Revolution: Why Self-Service is the Key to Developer Empowerment
Software development should be seamless. The longer Developers have to wait, the less they create and this is why we need IDPs

Ikpemosi Victoria Braimoh
Mar 144 min read


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


Scaling Platform Building: Balancing What is Unique to Your Org and Common Across Teams
Platform engineering focuses on creating internal platforms that align with your organisation's needs.
Abby Bangser
Feb 36 min read


Syntasso Sessions at KubeCon EU: Hackathons, K8s Operators, DevEx and More!
With the official KubeCon EU 2025 schedule announced, we’re super happy to announce that the Syntasso team will be speaking in five sessions

Daniel Bryant
Jan 174 min read


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

Daniel Bryant
Dec 23, 20243 min read


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

Daniel Bryant
Dec 11, 20243 min read


Syntasso KubeCon NA + PlatEngDay Talk Recordings
Watch the Syntasso team in action in the KubeCon NA and PlatEngDay talk recordings!

Daniel Bryant
Nov 29, 20244 min read


KubeCon NA 2024 Key Takeaways: A Recap of Our Time in Salt Lake City
Here are the Syntasso team's top takeaways from KubeCon NA 2024 in Salt Lake City!

Daniel Bryant
Nov 25, 20246 min read


PlatEngDay: A Syntasso Booth, Salaboy Book Signing, and Socks!
I wanted to share some extra exciting news about the Syntasso booth you will find at Platform Engineering Day (PlatEngDay)!

Daniel Bryant
Nov 5, 20242 min read


Syntasso and OpenCredo Join Forces to Accelerate Platform Engineering Initiatives
I am excited to announce that OpenCredo has partnered with Syntasso to accelerate platform engineering initiatives.

Colin Humphreys
Oct 31, 20243 min read


KCD UK Slides: Brownfield Realities, Platforms Orchestration & App Devs
The Syntasso team had a fantastic time at KCD UK London earlier this week. Here are our slide decks

Daniel Bryant
Oct 24, 20243 min read


Platform Orchestration and the Three Layers of Modern Platforms
Earlier in the month, I had the privilege of presenting two talks about platform orchestration at the JAX London event.

Daniel Bryant
Oct 15, 20242 min read


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


NotebookLM: The Future of (Platform Engineering) Podcasts?
The results of Google's NotebookLM were epic—especially the auto-generated podcasts on platform engineering

Daniel Bryant
Oct 7, 20244 min read


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

Daniel Bryant
Oct 2, 20246 min read


Five Lessons Learned From a Lifetime of Platform-as-a-Product
Colin Humphreys shares five key lessons for creating a successful platform-as-a-product from 20 years of working in platform engineering

Colin Humphreys
Sep 5, 20248 min read


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


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


See You in Salt Lake City for KubeCon NA and PlatEngDay!
The Syntasso team will be co-presenting four talks at KubeCon NA! We will also sponsor the PlatEngDay colocated event, so you can't miss us.

Daniel Bryant
Aug 18, 20243 min read
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