Platform Engineering

Reference for building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) — from strategy to implementation.

When to Activate

• Defining an IDP strategy for an engineering organization
• Deciding between Backstage and SaaS alternatives
• Designing a Golden Path for a standard service type
• Measuring platform adoption and impact on DORA metrics
• Planning platform team structure and operating model
• Assessing the current platform maturity level and identifying gaps
• Reducing developer toil by introducing self-service infrastructure provisioning
• Building or auditing a service catalog to track ownership and dependencies across teams

What Is Platform Engineering?