In today's fast-paced development landscape, it becomes harder for organizations to keep up momentum while not drowning in technical debt and creating increasingly complex systems.
Platform Engineering is not only the practice of designing and building internal tool chains and workflows as a self-service product. Platform have evolved beyond internal use and are a tool to combine and deliver solutions for internal and external customers.
The true potential of Platform Engineering is unlocked only when built upon a solid, deliberate foundation. Core infrastructure reliability, clear standards, a collaborative culture, and critically, well-defined API-driven interfaces are non-negotiable prerequisites. Treating the platform's foundation seriously, with an API-first mindset for its interfaces, is essential to avoid common pitfalls and truly empower development teams, reduce their cognitive load, and accelerate innovation.