Understanding platform engineering

Development teams are often inundated with various tools, processes, and technologies. Navigating these can be cumbersome, inefficient, and cognitively burdensome. Platform engineering centralizes best practices and promotes self-service so developers can focus on innovation.

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What is platform engineering?

Platform engineering focuses on building and maintaining a platform that streamlines development and deployment processes. Platform engineers create internal developer platforms, enhance the developer experience, and support security and compliance. Platform engineering builds on DevOps principles, emphasizing automation, self-service, and collaboration across teams to streamline software delivery.

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