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DevOps & Automation · Intermediate

Platform Engineering

The discipline of building and running internal self-service platforms that give developers paved paths to build, deploy, and operate software.

Definition

Platform teams treat the platform as a product, offering golden-path templates, provisioning, CI/CD, and observability so application teams reduce cognitive load. It complements DevOps by centralizing shared tooling without returning to ticket-based ops.

Example

Developers create a new service from a template in Backstage that wires up a repo, pipeline, and Kubernetes namespace automatically.

Exam tip

A key goal is reduced developer cognitive load through self-service, not centralized gatekeeping.

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