Platform Engineering: Balancing Developer Experience and Infrastructure Needs
Explore the often-overlooked aspect of platform engineering in this 15-minute conference talk by Kaspar von Grünberg. Delve into the importance of considering infrastructure and operations teams alongside developers in platform engineering initiatives. Learn why over-optimizing for developer experience can inadvertently burden infrastructure teams and how a holistic approach benefits all stakeholders. Discover strategies for creating internal developer platforms that cater to multiple teams, balancing resource creation and deployment simplification with efficient management and maintenance. Gain insights on fostering collaboration between development and infrastructure teams to achieve a more effective and balanced platform engineering ecosystem.