Platform engineering has emerged as a cornerstone of modern software development, enabling teams to build, deploy and manage applications at scale with efficiency and consistency. By creating internal developer platforms (IDPs) tailored to the unique needs of organizations, platform engineering streamlines workflows, reduces cognitive load for developers and fosters innovation. As the backbone of cloud-native architectures and DevOps practices, it bridges the gap between development, operations and IT service management (ITSM), ensuring seamless collaboration and faster time-to-market.

PlatformEngineering.com is designed to be the go-to community and resource hub for professionals and organizations exploring this transformative field. Our mission is to provide a space where engineers, architects and IT leaders can share insights, learn best practices and stay ahead of emerging trends. Whether you’re delving into the intersection of platform engineering with DevOps, exploring cloud-native ecosystems or integrating with ITSM frameworks, this site offers articles, case studies, tutorials and forums to deepen your understanding and accelerate your journey. Join us in shaping the future of software development, one platform at a time.

Would you like to contribute to Platform Engineering? We are always looking for contributions, whether a one-time byline or regular contributors, we welcome quality content. We only have a few rules for publishing on Platform Engineering. They are:

1. Articles must be original and not previously published elsewhere. THIS INCLUDES CORPORATE BLOGS.
2. Articles must be exclusive to Techstrong Media properties (DevOps.com, Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now, Digital CxO, Techstrong AI, Techstrong ITSM, Platform Engineering).
3. Articles must speak to our main audience, which is practitioners.
4. Articles must be vendor-neutral and vendor-agnostic and NOT promotional in any way (this includes links).
5. Articles should be 600-1,000 words in length.

If after you read this, you would like to contribute, please submit your proposed content to our editorial team.

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