GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech One Size Fits None: How Platform Engineering Must Evolve • William Rizzo & Colin Griffin
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Apr 7, 2026 Colin Griffin, CEO at Krumware and CNCF platform engineering co-chair, brings platform design and delivery experience. William Rizzo, Global Field CTO at Mirantis and CNCF Ambassador, focuses on platform, AI, and edge strategy. They discuss how platform engineering differs across fintech, telco, and automotive. They cover why internal developer platforms are not universal, the need to tie platforms to business outcomes, and AI/GPU and compliance pressures shaping architectures.
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Don't Default To An IDP As The First Step
- Don't assume an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) is the universal starting point for platform engineering.
- Colin Griffin warns IDP is one capability among many and may not be right for every organization's first step.
Tie Platform Spend To Clear Business Paths
- Platform investments must map to concrete business outcomes, but platform teams struggle to define tactical paths to those outcomes.
- William Rizzo says this gap makes it hard to justify or size platform investments to executives.
Fintech Audits Can Break Delivery Pipelines
- Fintechs have strict auditing and compliance constraints that can force systems out of investing workflows if audits fail.
- William Rizzo gave an example where adding platform capability triggered auditing failures and harmed business participation.
