Welcome to the first July round-up of the most important platform engineering news! We've included the top three links for articles, technical news, videos, and podcasts from the platform engineering community. If you have questions or want to share a link, please contact us.
Articles
This is an interesting overview of using "MONK" metrics to track the success of your internal developer platform: market share, onboarding time, Net Promoter Score (NPS), and key customer metrics.
Another excellent article by Jennifer Riggins on TheNewStack explores a unique use case! "A platform engineering strategy is something that is both unique to your organization and one that needs to be cultivated over time."
Platforms should enable developers to focus and spend more time developing business logic and product features instead of "wasting time writing infrastructure components." A thought-provoking InfoQ virtual panel!
Tech News
The latest version of OpenTofu introduces several significant features and improvements: end-to-end state encryption, dynamic provider-defined functions, loopable import blocks and more!
Daniele Polencic from LearnK8s introduces the new version of the K8s instance calculator: no more memory/CPU sliders, newer instance types, spot instances with low max disk sizes, and more!
Learn how Camila Loiola joined the Spotify team and used Backstage on onboard effectively. She discusses the use of TechDocs, Golden Paths, and Scaffolder.
Presentations and Video
Kief Morris, Thoughtworker and author of "Infrastructure as Code" on O'Reilly rethink the infrastructure code delivery lifecycle and advocates for a shift towards composable infrastructure systems.
What’s one of the most annoying things for developers when starting a new company? If you answered, “getting my machine set up for development”, then this "portal / talks" session from Adriana Villela & Ana Margarita Medina is for you!
Accelerating innovations across Internet and Financial Services via Platform Engineering at AntGroup
This PlatformCon talk explores AntGroup's platform engineering journey and discusses the evolution of the Kusion Platform Orchestrator, which shares similar goals with Kratix.
Podcasts and Webinars
Listen to our very own Daniel Bryant, learn about his origin story, and explore how he led teams that built platforms to reduce developers' cognitive load and enable teams to deliver business value sustainably.
Jared Wolinsky, VP of Platform Engineering at SiriusXM joins Abi Noda to discuss prioritizing devex projects, emphasizing alignment with overarching business goals.
Remember to join us for our upcoming webinar on July 18th with Abby Bangser, Daniel Bryant, and special guests!
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