The New Stack Podcast
What’s the Future of Platform Engineering?
Mar 27, 2025
Mallory Haigh, Director of Customer Success at Humanitec, and Nathen Harvey, DORA Lead and Developer Advocate at Google, dive into the complexities of platform engineering. They discuss the pitfalls of rushing into building internal development platforms without a clear purpose. Mallory emphasizes that success hinges more on cultural change than technical skills. The transformative role of AI in streamlining processes and enhancing developer satisfaction is also explored, suggesting that the future of platform engineering will involve integrating AI-driven automation with a focus on user needs.
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- Platform engineering is primarily a cultural change, requiring strategic planning and deep introspection beyond just technical development.
- AI-driven automation is set to transform platform engineering, enhancing orchestration and optimizing resource management for improved efficiency.
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The Emergence of Platform Engineering
Platform engineering has gained traction as a necessary response to the complexities faced in DevOps, aimed at streamlining the development and delivery of applications. This approach seeks to provide developers with a standardized framework, reducing the cognitive burden associated with selecting from numerous tools and options. By freeing operations engineers from repetitive infrastructure provisioning tasks, platform engineering aims to create a win-win situation for all stakeholders involved. The rapid growth of this field is highlighted by forecasts that by 2026, 80% of software engineering organizations will launch dedicated platform teams or initiatives.
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