Quote:Design and build Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) with future-oriented design strategies, using the Platform as a Product mindset

🌞 Key FeaturesLearn how to design platforms that create value and drive user adoption
Benefit from expert techniques for shifting to a product-centric mindset as an architect and platform team
Implement best practices to understand platform complexity, manage technical debt, and ensure its evolution

🌞 Book DescriptionThe rapid pace of technological advancements, the shortage of IT talent, and the complexity of modern systems highlight the need for structured guidance in building resilient, user-centric platforms for cloud-native environments. This book empowers platform engineers and architects to implement value-driven internal development platforms.

You'll learn how to identify end users, understand their challenges, and define the purpose of a platform, with a focus on self-service solutions for modern cloud-native software development, delivery, and operations. The book incorporates real-world examples of building platforms within and for the cloud, leveraging the power of Kubernetes. You'll learn how adopting a product mindset for architecting and building platforms helps foster successful platform engineering teams. This emphasizes early end-user involvement and provides a framework that gives you the flexibility to easily adapt and extend for future use cases. The book also offers insights into building a sustainable platform without accumulating technical debt.

By the end of this book, you'll be able to drive the design, definition, and implementation of platform capabilities as a product that aligns with your organizational requirements and strategy.

🌞 What you will learnMake informed decisions based on your organization's platform needs
Identify missing platform capabilities and technical debt
Develop a critical user journey through your platform capabilities
Define the purpose, principles, and key performance indicators (KPIs) for your platform
Utilize relevant data points for making data-driven product decisions
Implement your own platform reference and target architectures

🌞 Who this book is forThis book is for platform architects and solutions architects seeking to enhance their skills in designing and building a platform as a product. It also offers valuable insights for decision-makers, platform engineers, and DevOps professionals. While familiarity with cloud-native concepts, CI/CD, and Kubernetes is beneficial, the book builds on these topics to address self-service, cost management, and technical debt. It's particularly suited to experts tackling the challenge of integrating diverse domains to create effective internal developer platforms with top-notch operational readiness.