The Platform Engineering Book
The Platform Engineering Book
About the Book
Oh, look... ANOTHER title... "Platform Engineering".
Yeah, it's a new title, but this title actually makes sense.
Platform Engineering is a practice that's been around for a long time, but it's now becoming a major focus point for many organizations as it's getting the proper focus and implementation from a team perspective.
The gist of Platform Engineering is:
- The creation and management of integrated capabilities that are implemented according to what the platform user needs (the platform user is the internal engineer/developer using the platform) via self-service capabilities.
This eBook will give you the tools and theoretical information you need to properly think about, plan, and implement Platform Engineering.
What You’ll Get
- Access to the only book that's currently on the market that focuses on Platform Engineering.
- A deep, yet not too long book that gives you the information you need to think about, plan, and implement Platform Engineering.
- Direct access to each phase of Platform Engineering.
- Instructions on the tools and platforms you need to set up a proper Platform Engineering environment.
Live Book
This book lives on! Yes, one of the greatest things about an eBook is that it can be updated at any time. Because Platform Engineering as a team is so new and emerging, standards and best practices will constantly change. That's why this eBook will be updated all of the time as new information and best practices come out!
What People Are Saying About The Book
All in all the book is great and full of insights, and I feel that it can be relevant and useful for a broad audience: both beginners and more experienced engineers. I love the simple, straight-to-the-point and approachable language it's written in - it makes it easier to read and follow along with, and requires less cognitive effort to interpret and digest the content.
I also like that the book covers both the human piece of platform engineering but also comes with concrete examples and suggestions of a potential tech stack that such a platform can be built with.
- Kristina Devochko - Platform Engineer
Book Outline
The Platform Engineering Book will be split up into three parts:
- Chapter 1
- Chapters 2-4
- Chapters 5-7
Chapter 1 is all about the “why” behind Platform Engineering. The entire evolution, including the key differences between DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering. We can call this “part 1”.
Chapters 2-4 will be the planning for Platform Engineering. It’ll include the thought process, design decisions, and most importantly, team decisions… because remember, your customers as a Platform Engineer are the internal engineers and developers, so ensuring that your team and the other teams in the organization are on board with what you’re doing is crucial. We’ll call this “part 2”.
Chapters 5-7 are the hands-on implementation chapters. You’ll be doing everything from architecting a solution to implementing the solution to building self-service and Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) for the engineering teams and development teams using the systems. We’ll call this “part 3”.
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Platform Engineering
Chapter 2: Phase 1 - Understanding Business Values
Chapter 3: Phase 2 - Teamwork
Chapter 4: Phase 3 - Standardization
Chapter 5: Phase 4 - Building the Stack
Chapter 6: Phase 5 - Cognitive Load Reduction (DevEx)
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