<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Syntasso Kratix Enterprise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Syntasso are the creators of Kratix, an open-source platform framework that helps your ideal platform.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/blog-all-posts</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:42:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.syntasso.io/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[From the Floor: Platform Engineering Insights from QCon &#38; KubeCon]]></title><description><![CDATA[After attending QCon London and KubeCon EU, we noticed a clear pattern. The same themes, challenges, and opportunities are emerging, but they are viewed through slightly different lenses.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/from-the-floor-platform-engineering-insights-from-qcon-kubecon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa118fb27e981e27c765d2</guid><category><![CDATA[Webinar Summary]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:02:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GsmF814_Pc" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Daniel Bryant</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AWS Summit London 2026: From Cloud Services to Platform Value]]></title><description><![CDATA[At AWS Summit London, one theme came up again and again across organisations of every size and sector: platform teams are getting much clearer about what they should build, and what they shouldn’t. From highly regulated financial institutions to global travel platforms, the most effective teams aren’t trying to recreate cloud services. They are deliberately offloading undifferentiated work to providers like AWS, and focusing their effort on the parts of the platform that actually create...]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/aws-summit-london-2026-from-cloud-services-to-platform-value</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69eb28e5bd17c4ada3c34d8c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:35:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3ac5bd_d8c8b2ae7d89451391444d9cbbc57ece~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Abby  Bangser</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How The Access Group Scaled AI-Driven Development with Platform Engineering]]></title><description><![CDATA[How The Access Group scaled AI-driven development with platform engineering, using Kratix to add structure, ensure reliability, and support 2,000+ applications.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/how-the-access-group-scaled-ai-driven-development-with-platform-engineering</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e63c3a247930afa8041cbf</guid><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:52:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a65811_21baab2d1c9c4e9992d4013f19337a72~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phill Morton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Platform Sprawl to Producer-Consumer: Lessons from Veeam’s Day Two Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[At KubeCon, Nitish Malhotra from Veeam Software and Cat Morris from Syntasso explored how to avoid the day 2 platform hangover]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/from-platform-sprawl-to-producer-consumer-lessons-from-veeam-s-day-two-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e636960544c5fd8675144b</guid><category><![CDATA[Content Summaries]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:38:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eP84fbTWc8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Daniel Bryant</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Platform Capability Factors: An Open Standard for Scaling Platforms Contribution]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 Platform Capability...]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/platform-capability-factors-an-open-standard-for-scaling-platforms-contribution</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d553ce33362686b5d643b3</guid><category><![CDATA[Platform Engineering]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:23:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_725582d6882f4edca4882a3ddfa502d1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Abby  Bangser</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turn Pulumi Components into Platform APIs with `kratix init`]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pulumi components enable reuse, but they don’t provide a safe, self-service platform for developers. Exposing raw infrastructure abstractions creates friction. What’s missing is a platform API that turns components into well-defined capabilities with built-in workflows, governance, and consistency.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/turn-pulumi-components-into-platform-apis-with-kratix-init</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69df479f47c3def1ffeee142</guid><category><![CDATA[Product Updates]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kratix]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3ac5bd_e9b9a775bcf845b5a04fd7f86b3f932b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Hedley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Control to Coherence: Rethinking Platform Architecture]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/from-control-to-coherence-rethinking-platform-architecture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d5520ef1e9d95ab5e7d14f</guid><category><![CDATA[Platform Engineering]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:57:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_11cd0c4860d44890908a0193089b735a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Abby  Bangser</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Platform Is Not an Island: Building for Your Ecosystem]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent Syntasso webinar, Rachael Wonnacott, Head of Cloud Engineering at Fidelity International, explored a simple but powerful idea: your platform is not an island. Platform teams do not operate in a vacuum. They sit inside a wider organisational ecosystem shaped by people, team structures, legacy technology, established processes, and differing levels of engineering maturity.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/your-platform-is-not-an-island-building-for-your-ecosystem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e217b543fd38a1bb6ef6a0</guid><category><![CDATA[Webinar Summary]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVPPYPmuPG8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Daniel Bryant</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Platforms That Decay Often Fail to Architect for Sustainable Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/platforms-that-decay-often-fail-to-architect-for-sustainable-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cd345640e74dbec4fb669d</guid><category><![CDATA[Platform Engineering]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:23:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_1d21fd9c1d26401f9672f66f772237f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Abby  Bangser</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Building Platforms to Delivering Capabilities: KubeCon + PlatEngDay EU 2026 Summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’ve just arrived home after an exciting few days in Amsterdam for KubeCon EU 2026. Here's a summary of our key learnings from PlatEngDay and the main event.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/from-building-platforms-to-delivering-capabilities-kubecon-platengday-eu-2026-summary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c6723660f0b8e11350464d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:45:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a65811_327be663670f4d0aba9366ddac3a4c63~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Bryant</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Syntasso Recognised in the Cord Spring 2026 Tech Hiring Rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’re excited to share that Syntasso has been recognised in the Cord Spring 2026 Tech Hiring Rankings, including: #1 Gender Diversity Sourcing (Small Companies) and #3 Most Popular Small Company for Engineers]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/syntasso-recognised-in-the-cord-spring-2026-tech-hiring-rankings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b431704b59809bf179ee8f</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a65811_c93c7ad4016b43b698579626e8cc8a15~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christopher Hedley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Syntasso and Cortex: Making Platform Orchestration Visible, Governed, and Ready to Scale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Syntasso is excited to partner with Cortex. Together, we connect orchestration with organisational visibility, helping teams treat their platform as a product; one that is not only easy to consume but also measurable, governable, and continuously improved.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/syntasso-and-cortex-making-platform-orchestration-visible-governed-and-ready-to-scale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b27c7a19a7028f2bc0ef1a</guid><category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a65811_af228c6812ff4cdaaae42ef3ac3b88a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Bryant</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Operations: Scaling Platform Engineering in the CNCF Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abby's framing is simple: every major shift in software delivery raises the bar. Cloud sped up provisioning. DevOps reshaped ways of working. Kubernetes changed architecture. Now, AI is changing what internal platforms must enable, and it is happening at a pace most organisations are not structurally ready for. ]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/beyond-operations-scaling-platform-engineering-in-the-cncf-community</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6996feec4c11d313e897c4bb</guid><category><![CDATA[Content Summaries]]></category><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:35:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_2a67ab4c2f8a4021a2d6efa484c933d0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ntongha Ekot</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kratix Anywhere: Cloud, On-Prem, and Hybrid Without Compromise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Syntasso Kratix Enterprise (SKE) was built from the ground up to provide an enterprise-grade platform orchestrator that runs on-prem, in the cloud, or across hybrid estates without forcing a compromise.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/kratix-anywhere-cloud-on-prem-and-hybrid-without-compromise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ae9ae77bcffb82205e5a8a</guid><category><![CDATA[Kratix]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:15:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a65811_250fbb7ea37643b6b2f865c8a717596c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Bryant</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Syntasso at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’re heading to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, and we’ve got an exciting lineup of talks, panels, demos, games, and (of course) swag you won’t want to miss. Stop by for platform engineering chats, live demos of Syntasso Kratix Enterprise (SKE), prizes, and a copy of our new O’Reilly report.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/syntasso-at-kubecon-cloudnativecon-eu-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a6955d60298c02e5c19bd8</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_a461173f11574f1b8cc77217b1dd4105~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ntongha Ekot</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We Got Right with Cloud Foundry]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/what-we-got-right-with-cloud-foundry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6980b49fe90da4b7522b9d56</guid><category><![CDATA[Platform Trends]]></category><category><![CDATA[Platform Engineering]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:05:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_a84e1c18780945d6b5cc67d44a966748~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Colin Humphreys</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Product Thinking for Cloud Native &#38; Platform Engineers by Stéphane Di Cesare &#38; Cat Morris]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/product-thinking-for-cloud-native-platform-engineers-by-st%C3%A9phane-di-cesare-cat-morris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967906c0ef3e0e1c07e0a13</guid><category><![CDATA[Content Summaries]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_119617cd77ac49378705101e2eaa4aed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ntongha Ekot</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a Platform Framework: Lessons Learned from Developing a Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Operator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cat Morris and Jake Klein’s KubeCon EU 2025 talk in London  is a practical walkthrough of what happens when a “simple” Kubernetes setup grows into a full platform estate, and an exploration of the challenges that working with multiple clusters brings. They frame the problem with a familiar story: platform complexity rarely appears overnight. It creeps in, one sensible decision at a time.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/building-a-platform-framework-lessons-learned-from-developing-a-multi-cluster-kubernetes-operator</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967b1716ae8988b73fa9b66</guid><category><![CDATA[Content Summaries]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_9b4592b515294804943082b720df5d0a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ntongha Ekot</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Kratix Product Update: Platform Engineering, Lessons Learned, and What’s Next]]></title><description><![CDATA[This update is full of the cool things we’ve been up to over the past year, from new features to our collaboration with customers. But before we dig into that, let's refresh ourselves on what our 2025 strategy was and whether we followed it]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/2025-kratix-product-update-platform-engineering-lessons-learned-and-what-s-next</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6964e2e3cca849701e914d9e</guid><category><![CDATA[Product Updates]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:02:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_15697e7fc0fc4fc097152bf732087fb9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cat Morris</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Syntasso 2025 Wrapped: The Year in Platform Engineering]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year, we continued to engage with the community at major events, ship improvements to Kratix, and expand the conversation around platform engineering, all while exploring what matters most to platform builders.
As 2025 draws to a close, here are our thoughts as to why platform engineering has firmly moved into its next phase.]]></description><link>https://www.syntasso.io/post/syntasso-2025-wrapped-the-year-in-platform-engineering</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6952af8d386e8faaa220157a</guid><category><![CDATA[Content Summaries]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:48:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91be54_397d656738ac466584d079bccb867864~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ntongha Ekot</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>