Platform Journeys

The team at Syntasso has many years' experience building and running platforms across different organisations. Through this work we have observed four common platform patterns that each offer benefits but also come with drawbacks. We see these platform patterns as part of a journey: an intermediate step between where you are now and where you want to be in the future. 

Below we explore the pains of each platform pattern and suggest a feasible next step that platform engineers can take to improve. Our hope is to learn more about how teams are delivering platforms today, and provide guidance on how they can take steps on the journey towards a better platform. This is not a comprehensive list, and your platform may have more than one pattern. If you can’t find your platform challenges described here (or if you'd like to give us feedback), let us know using the form below or by scheduling some time to chat. We’d love to hear from you!