SYNTASSO BLOG

Organisations demand capabilities that are operable and scalable across a range of disparate platform technologies. The architectural patterns that achieve this are not unique to a single organisation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, or user interface choice. What platform teams need is a clearer model for what a scalable capability looks like so that every new capability does not become another special case to integrate, govern, and operate. That is the purpose of Platfor

Pulumi components enable reuse, but they don’t provide a safe, self-service platform for developers. Exposing raw infrastructure abstractions creates friction. What’s missing is a platform API that turns components into well-defined capabilities with built-in workflows, governance, and consistency.

The relatively recent move towards more centralised platforms stems from a desire to exert greater control following an era of sprawl introduced by DevOps.  Yet on reflection, using the word “control” is likely not only unnecessary but also wrong. In the end, control is one solution that can be applied towards the cost and risk reduction outcome organisations are most concerned with, which can be better summarised as coherence.

In a recent Syntasso webinar, Rachael Wonnacott, Head of Cloud Engineering at Fidelity International, explored a simple but powerful idea: your platform is not an island. Platform teams do not operate in a vacuum. They sit inside a wider organisational ecosystem shaped by people, team structures, legacy technology, established processes, and differing levels of engineering maturity.

Despite all of the investment in portals, templates, and Kubernetes operators, organisations are realising that investing in tech implementation feels productive, while actually, they are just stuck on a treadmill of refactoring automation.

We’ve just arrived home after an exciting few days in Amsterdam for KubeCon EU 2026. Here's a summary of our key learnings from PlatEngDay and the main event.

We’re excited to share that Syntasso has been recognised in the Cord Spring 2026 Tech Hiring Rankings, including: #1 Gender Diversity Sourcing (Small Companies) and #3 Most Popular Small Company for Engineers

Syntasso is excited to partner with Cortex. Together, we connect orchestration with organisational visibility, helping teams treat their platform as a product; one that is not only easy to consume but also measurable, governable, and continuously improved.

Abby's framing is simple: every major shift in software delivery raises the bar. Cloud sped up provisioning. DevOps reshaped ways of working. Kubernetes changed architecture. Now, AI is changing what internal platforms must enable, and it is happening at a pace most organisations are not structurally ready for. 

Syntasso Kratix Enterprise (SKE) was built from the ground up to provide an enterprise-grade platform orchestrator that runs on-prem, in the cloud, or across hybrid estates without forcing a compromise.