Platform Engineering

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Definition

Discipline of building and maintaining internal developer platforms that enable self-service infrastructure and streamline application development. Like creating an internal cloud that makes it easy for developers to build and deploy apps.

Real-World Example

Platform engineering teams build internal tools and templates so developers can deploy applications in minutes instead of weeks.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

These services provide tools and frameworks to help build and manage internal developer platforms, enabling self-service and streamlined application development.

AWS
AWS Proton
AZ
Azure DevOps
GCP
Google Cloud Build
OCI
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DevOps

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