“Platform engineering emerged in response to the increasing complexity of modern software architectures. Today, non-expert end users are often asked to operate an assembly of complicated arcane services,” says Paul Delory, VP Analyst at Gartner. “To help end users, and reduce friction for the valuable work they do, forward-thinking companies have begun to build operating platforms that sit between the end user and the backing services on which they rely.”
Source: gartner.com/en/articles/what-is-platform-engineering
The ultimate goal of platform engineering is to simplify and accelerate software delivery. By eliminating the burden of various tools, dependencies, and access restrictions, developers can zero in on what they excel at – building systems.
Across the industry, Platform Engineering is becoming as important as DevOps. In this blog, we delve into its transformative application within the mainframe space.