DOP 253: Deconstructing The Platform Engineering Maturity Model

#253: As we move forward in 2024, one thing stands firm - platform engineering remains a significant focus for companies and has become a key component in the digital transformation journey.
This realization drove the creation of the Platform Engineering Maturity Model, a comprehensive guide that serves organizations in various stages of their platform engineering journey.
In this episode, we speak with Abby Bangser, one of the lead authors of the Platform Engineering Maturity Model published by CNCF.
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[@premranjan1642]

Interesting podcast on Platfrom Engineering, my view point is why we don't like abstractions anymore, why everyone has to know everything.
AWS Architects, DevSecOps, Developers, Integration Architects everyone needs to know everything to solve an issue of why Service A cannot connect to Service B in a different AWS Account which goes through 10's of hops through so many services to just send a JSON payload.

[@DevOpsParadox]

People working with, let's say, AWS work with abstractions. They do not have access to hypervisors and when they debug issues they see only partial information. AWS decided which info is relevant for it's users and which is not. Yet, when we act as service providers we do not do the same.

[@autohmae]

Maybe to much focus on the word product itself, you are delivering a service (not put a product on a shelf in a shop), you are trying to fit requirements from management/security/regulations and the needs of your users.
But the great thing is: they aren't some unknown people out there in the world, far away visiting your website or a physical shop.
They are colleagues you can go talk to. You have the best, most direct, connection with your 'customers'.

[@autohmae]

Ask them what their most pressing needs are, what annoys them, what they imagine a (ideal) platform would be like for them. You will be surprised by some of the things they say, but it will help you greatly in doing what they need done.