Platform Engineering for Architects
Crafting modern platforms as a product
HLCreated by Max Körbächer, Andreas Grabner, Hilliary Lipsig
Discover how to design and build internal development platforms that truly support your organization's goals. You'll learn practical strategies for creating scalable, user-focused solutions that improve software delivery and operations in cloud-native environments. Gain the skills to align platform capabilities with real business needs.
Packt | Oct 2024 | 374 min
What You Will Learn
You'll work through real-world scenarios that show how to design cloud-native internal developer platforms, including both architectural and implementation decisions. Step by step, you'll see how to involve end users early, define platform principles, and choose the best approaches for each layer of your platform. The focus is always on practical, actionable guidance.
Key Features
- Learn to identify user needs and define clear platform goals for better adoption
- Apply product-centric strategies to build flexible, future-ready cloud platforms
- Master techniques to reduce technical debt and keep your platform sustainable
Target Audience
Ideal for platform engineers, architects, and DevOps professionals who want to improve internal development platforms. If you're responsible for software delivery or operations in a cloud-native setting and want to adopt a product mindset, you'll find clear strategies here. Some experience with cloud, Kubernetes, or CI/CD is helpful but not required.
