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In this article, we’ll explore why GitOps would benefit from a complementary set of tools to support imperative workflows. From multi-environment promotion to provisioning non-Kubernetes resources, it’s time for a new era of platform orchestration.

Spotify’s story underscores a critical truth about platform engineering at scale: autonomy without alignment leads to fragmentation and toil. Their fleet-first journey shows that centralisation and automation, when done right, don’t limit developer freedom—they amplify it.

You're probably using more tools than you think, and still not moving fast enough. As software teams scale and systems become more...

The future of platform engineering isn’t just cloud-native; it’s now AI-native. Would you agree with that? Whether your answer is yes or...

Check out the PlatEngDay London talks that included the Syntasso team. We cover platform as a product, banking platforms, product thinking, and platform adoption

Building on ideas first introduced in her blog post, Paula Kennedy, COO and co-founder of Syntasso shared real examples, answered questions, and gave tips for teams just getting started.

Explore what platform engineering can learn from over-the-air car updates; the secret is fleet management!

Like many software delivery teams, engineers at Syntasso have been experimenting with ways to integrate LLMs into our internal developer experience. In one of our recent internal hack days, I tried wiring up a Claude Desktop interface to Kratix using FastMCP. The idea was simple: could engineers ask natural-language questions, assemble a platform, and get something deployed without learning YAML or kubectl?

Abby Bangser, Founding Principal Engineer at Syntasso, sat down with Cory O’Daniel, CEO and co-founder of Massdriver, and delved into the nuances of building effective internal platforms. Drawing from real-world implementations, Abby explored how platform teams can strike the right balance between standardisation, flexibility, and service-oriented thinking.

At KubeCon, Phill Morton and Abby Bangser delivered a workshop that championed the principle that “working code wins.” Drawing on the experience at The Access Group (TAG), the UK’s largest software business headquartered in the UK, Phill and Abby showcased how internal platforms, particularly those powered by Kratix and Kubernetes, can accelerate innovation and enable scalable developer self-service.

DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering are three closely related but different disciplines that solve software development problems in three different ways. Let's examine what each one does, how they differ and complement each other, and why you probably need all three.

Platform Engineering was the hottest topic in the room at KubeCon, even edging out AI from my perspective! Here are my top 10 observations

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

The limitations of monolithic architectures—such as inflexibility and challenges with scalability and agility—have led to the widespread...

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

Leaders embarking on a platform engineering journey should start by asking: “What is the goal of our platform engineering effort?

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

With the official KubeCon EU 2025 schedule announced, we’re super happy to announce that the Syntasso team will be speaking in five sessions

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

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