Platform Engineering Podcast What Is Platform Engineering? A Cloud Operation Engineer’s Perspective
Feb 14, 2024
Cory O’Daniel, a platform engineering expert, joins Chris Hill, a seasoned cloud operations engineer, to discuss the evolving landscape of platform engineering. They delve into how this approach enhances infrastructure management while emphasizing security and compliance challenges. Chris shares insights from his decade-long experience, underlining the balance between feature development and security. The conversation also highlights the transformative role of self-service tools like Massdriver, enabling independent and compliant infrastructure management for engineers.
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Integrate Security Into CI CD To Reduce Developer Interrupts
- Integrate security tooling into CI/CD and platform workflows to remove security burden from developers.
- Doing so prevents operators from firefighting audit requests and reduces interrupts from CSOs during audits.
Bespoke Cloud Solutions Multiply Operational Cost
- Many companies solve identical cloud problems with bespoke solutions even though they use the same public clouds and tech.
- Chris notes this approach wastes man-hours and talent by treating repeatable patterns as unique problems.
Understaffed Ops Struggle Because Platforms Are Treated As Overhead
- Operations teams are often understaffed while maintaining many bespoke systems, making scaling impossible without standardization.
- Chris observes operations are removed from product revenue, making it hard to justify larger ops headcount.