Platform Engineering for Developers, Architects & the Rest of Us • Daniel Bryant • GOTO 2025
This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph https://gotocph.com Daniel Bryant - Platform Engineer Expert at Syntasso @DanielBryantUK ORIGINAL TALK TITLE Platform Engineering for Software Developers, Architects & the Rest of Us RESOURCES https://bsky.app/profile/danielbryantuk.com https://twitter.com/danielbryantuk https://github.com/danielbryantuk https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielbryantuk Links https://martinfowler.com/articles/talk-about-platforms.html https://www.gartner.com/en/infrastructure-and-it-operations-leaders/topics/platform-engineering https://www.syntasso.io/post/platform-engineering-orchestrating-applications-platforms-and-infrastructure https://teamtopologies.com/key-concepts https://www.infoq.com/minibooks/cell-based-architecture-2024 https://www.syntasso.io/post/building-a-great-internal-platform-starts-with-the-api https://www.syntasso.io/post/when-backstage-met-terraform-and-platform-orchestrators-webinar-recap https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-gb/insights/looking-glass/platforms-as-products https://www.syntasso.io/post/platform-engineering-for-execs-team-topologies-tools-and-trade-offs-webinar-recap https://www.infoq.com/articles/devex-metrics-framework ABSTRACT Building on my 2022 talk, "From Kubernetes to PaaS to... err, what's next," I aim to summarise the core goals of platform engineering to the software developer and architect communities. My primary goal is for developers to understand "what good looks like" with a successful platform build and help them understand how a platform can influence the SDLC (for better or worse!) Key takeaways from the session: • Identify the core goals of a platform from a business and software delivery perspective • Explore how platform architecture influences software architecture and vice versa • Learn why the principles of coupling and cohesion apply to platform components (and configuration) in the same way as they do with software components • Understand what to expect from an effective platform, including the influence on how applications are built, shipped, and run • Learn about key platform metrics grounded in developer experience frameworks such as DORA, SPACE, and DevEx [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:38 tl;dr 02:40 From k8s to PaaS to, what's next? 05:53 The "what" of platforms 18:14 tl;dr 19:06 (Platform) architecture case studies 30:53 Key insights 38:34 Wrapping up 40:53 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotocph.com/2025/sessions/3734 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Daniel Bryant, James Gough & Matthew Auburn • Mastering API Architecture • https://amzn.to/3YvVXOF Daniel Bryant & Abraham Marín-Pérez • Continuous Delivery in Java • https://amzn.to/3DMBonT Camille Fournier & Ian Nowland • Platform Engineering • https://amzn.to/4zLouST Mauricio Salatino • Platform Engineering on Kubernetes • https://amzn.to/3X14qZK Gregor Hohpe • Platform Strategy • https://amzn.to/4cxfYdb Gregor Hohpe • The Software Architect Elevator • https://amzn.to/3F6d2ax Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ Kief Morris • Infrastructure as Code • https://amzn.to/4e6EBQc https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #PlatformEngineering #PlatformTeams #SoftwareArchitecture #SDLC #DORA #SPACE #DevEx #DeveloperExperience #DX #DevOps #Programming #TodayInTech #DanielBryant CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1