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The goal of this article is to explain what an internal developer platform and an internal developer portal are, how they differ, and where they overlap. We’ll also demonstrate how they can work together to support developer self-service, compliance, and streamlined workflows.

Workflow engines are having a moment in platform engineering. Tools like Temporal, Camunda, or n8n are being adopted to manage stateful automation, retries, and human approvals. They’re powerful, but they’re not platforms.  This post distils the workflow-engine thread from our webinar “Beyond the Platform Facade: Why Portals and Pipelines Aren’t Enough,” which Abby hosted and I presented.

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

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

Organisations aiming for growth and efficiency require a fully automated internal developer platform, not just a centralised dashboard. If you’re aiming to improve developer productivity and ensure security and compliance, you should consider moving from an Internal Developer Portal to an Internal Developer Platform.

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

Recognising these antipatterns is essential to building platforms that empower devs, ops, and, critically, everyone else in your org.

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

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

Have you considered using "progressive disclosure" within your internal developer platform (IDP) to help manage cognitive load?

The Syntasso team have finally unpacked our bags from an amazing KubeCon EU in Paris, and we’re keen to share our learnings! 

Learn more about platform orchestration, application choreography, and infrastructure composition.

Backstage and Kratix were designed to work perfectly together to turn your portal into a platform.