# Summary
Platform Engineering doesn't start with a platform, it starts with a purpose: bringing cloud capabilities closer to people. In this session, you'll learn how to build that bridge without relying on expensive tools or full-fledged IDPs. We’ll use Ansible to represent tasks, backend services (Quarkus, Node.js, or Python) as orchestrators, and Kubernetes to run on-demand containers. You'll see how to turn complex technical flows into accessible services. This is a realistic, positive, and progressive gui...
# Agenda
1. Rethinking Platform Engineering through its purpose
2. The bridge: abstracting complexity
3. Minimum viable stack: Ansible + APIs + K8s
4. Practical automation example
5. When to consider a user-facing interface
# Key Takeaways
- Platform Engineering is a practice in service of people.
- You can start with open and accessible tools.
- Abstracting flows and exposing them as services accelerates impact.

Platform Engineering doesn't start with a platform—it starts with a purpose