Over the past few years, a seismic shift has occurred in the technology landscape.
It seems like everyone is moving traditional Windows and Linux application hosts to modern solutions such as Containerization, Kubernetes, PaaS, and Hybrid Cloud models. That alone is complex enough, but the success of DevOps and the "you build it, you run it" mindset has added a new layer of complexity. Each self-managing feature team is forced to make numerous micro-decisions in transforming their applications.

When updating a few applications, that is not a big deal. However when replicated across multiple teams within the same organization, it becomes complex quickly. This complexity, often underestimated, has paved the way for the emergence of Platform Engineering—a discipline that does not seek to supplant DevOps but to augment and streamline its application across a growing enterprise. At its core, Platform Engineering concentrates on enhancing the Developer Experience (DevEx), which is pivotal for leveraging the full potential of DevOps at an organizational scale.

- Understanding the key attributes that make a platform engineering team successful in navigating the challenges of digital transformation and DevOps integration.
- Emphasizing the significance of prioritizing developer experience and treating processes as products in their own right. This approach ensures a seamless and efficient workflow for feature teams.
- Examining successful patterns as well as common pitfalls in platform engineering and developer experience, providing valuable insights to help organizations make informed decisions.
- Delving into the strategies for constructing golden paths that streamline development processes, making it challenging for developers to resist or deviate. This includes practical approaches to aligning teams with organizational goals.

This is an introductory talk for platform engineering. The target audience of this talk is any developer or DevOps engineer who is undergoing a digital transformation and needs to quickly "level-up" a lot of developers.