Platform Engineers enable self-service infrastructure provisioning, empowering development teams to manage their resources independently without relying on manual intervention from the infrastructure team. Key aspects include:
Platform Engineers simplify the process of onboarding new applications to the platform by:
The Golden Path represents the recommended set of tools, processes, and best practices defined by Platform Engineers to ensure consistent, efficient, and secure application development and deployment, following DevOps principles. This involves:
Platform Engineers provide the tools and infrastructure necessary for applications to be self-operating, with automated deployment, scaling, monitoring, and recovery across multiple cloud providers. This includes:
Platform Engineers play a crucial role in managing costs and optimizing financial operations related to the platform and its applications. This involves: