Platform engineering, golden paths, and developer self-service

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Platform engineering, golden paths, and developer self-service

Trending: internal developer platforms, paved roads, product-minded platform teams, and not another ticket to infra. US & Canada tech buyers.

The shift from a DevOps team to a platform product

Enterprises are tired of duplicating the same K8s mistakes in every app team. SEO intent includes golden paths, templates, and a single place for security policy.

Frequently asked questions

What is a golden path versus a free-for-all in Kubernetes?

A golden path is a supported, opinionated way to build and run an app. It reduces variance so security and SRE can scale, while still allowing exceptions for special cases with review.

How do we keep golden paths from becoming stale?

Assign a platform product owner, measure adoption, and retire options that no one should use. Roadmaps and RFCs for breaking changes are part of a healthy platform, not a surprise upgrade weekend.

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