Resources
Books
- Software Architecture: Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline: Shaw, Mary, Garlan, David: 9780131829572: Amazon.com: Books
- Amazon.com: Platform Engineering: A Guide for Technical, Product, and People Leaders (Audible Audio Edition): Ian Nowland, Camille Fournier, Holly Adams, Ascent Audio: Books
Other
- DORA | DORA Guides
- Develop, Deploy, Operate - ACM Queue
- A holistic model for understanding the costs and value of software development
Talks
The Platform Engineer - Kelsey Hightower | PlatformCon 2025
The Platform Engineer - Kelsey Hightower | PlatformCon 2025 - YouTube
Plarform as a product
DORA Community Discussion - Platform as a product - YouTube
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Google - # Shift down: A practical guide to platform engineering - Leah Rivers & James Brookbank - Jul 13, 2025
Shift down: A practical guide to platform engineering - Leah Rivers & James Brookbank - YouTube
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How much can your platform influence the non-deterministic things that happen Who is responsible for the quality and safety of that outcome How much that resides in the platform determines how the platform can make handling that easier: efficiency, but opinionated → Risk and impact greatly determine where to draw the line. Ex, security concerns is not enough, there are different aspects of security compliance that are load baring for the business Decisions:
- what to take on from the ecosystem
- what responsibilities are shared
- what is left out
Shippable unit of value
Develop deploy operate (ddo paper)
- helps layout general things you can know about measuring effectiveness of a platform
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Common platform team mistakes and how to avoid them - Camille Fournier | PlatformCon 2025
Common platform team mistakes and how to avoid them - Camille Fournier | PlatformCon 2025 - YouTube
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Mentioned:
- Google Research Publication: Chubby Distributed Lock Service
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The paper describes the initial design and expected use, compares it with actual use, and explains how the design had to be modified to accommodate the differences.
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