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Platform Engineering

Platform Engineering is an approach to designing, building, and managing the underlying infrastructure and tools that support software development, deployment, and operations.

The ultimate goal of Platform Engineering is to enable organizations to deliver software applications faster, more reliably, and with higher quality. It abstracts away infrastructure complexities, providing developers with a streamlined environment to build and deploy applications. This allows development teams to focus on writing code and delivering value to end-users, while the platform handles operational aspects of application deployment and management.

By optimizing developer experience and productivity, Platform Engineering aims to reduce cognitive load on developers and improve overall organizational efficiency in software delivery.

Infrastructure Automation
Streamlining resource provisioning and management across environments.
Self-Service Capabilities

Enabling developers to independently manage resources and deployments. 

Standardization
Establishing recommended tools, processes, and architectures.
CI/CD Integration

Streamlining application deployment and continuous delivery. 

Monitoring and Observability

Providing comprehensive system visibility and issue resolution. 

Scalability and Security

Ensuring systems can grow while maintaining security and compliance. 

Multi-Cloud Support
Enabling consistent management across different cloud providers.

 

How ACP can help?

ACP addresses key platform engineering challenges, enabling efficient resource management, streamlined development processes, standardized practices, multi-cloud flexibility, and effective cost control

Self-Service Infrastructure Provisioning
  • User-friendly interface and API for resource management
  • Infrastructure-as-code support
  • Resource quota and policy enforcement 
Streamlined Application Onboarding
  • Pre-defined templates for common app architectures
  • Automated environment setup
  • CI/CD tool integration
  • Security and compliance policy enforcement
Establishing a Golden Path (DevOps)
  • Standardization of languages, frameworks, and tools
  • Best practices and architecture patterns
  • Code quality scanning and automated testing
  • Pre-built integrations for common services
Enabling Application Self-Operation in Multi-Cloud
  • Infrastructure-as-code for multi-cloud consistency
  • APIs for application lifecycle management
  • Kubernetes-based for cloud provider integration
  • Unified multi-cloud management interface
Implementing Billing and Financial Operations (FinOps)
  • Resource consumption tracking and billing
  • Cost visibility and analytics dashboards
  • Cost allocation models and budgeting
  • Resource utilization monitoring and optimization recommendations
  • Financial system integration and billing automation