Kubernetes Podcast from Google Platform Engineering, with Ben Good
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Aug 6, 2025 Ben Good, a cloud solutions architect at Google, and Steve McGhee, a Site Reliability Engineer in DevRel, dive into the world of platform engineering and the latest from the Kubernetes community. They discuss the significance of Kubernetes in creating user-friendly interfaces and the importance of tailoring platforms to meet specific organizational needs. Topics include deployment archetypes for enhanced reliability, the evolving challenges in platform engineering, and the essential role of user-centric design and metrics for success.
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Early Platform Engineering Story
- Ben Good shares his early platform engineering experience before the term existed, focusing on building portals for internal resource provisioning.
- He found Kubernetes simplified these tasks by abstracting VM details, but it remains just one part of the platform toolkit.
Platform Engineering Glues Tech & UI
- Platform engineering glues infrastructure technologies with automation and user interfaces, such as Firestore documents or portals.
- The key is defining easy-to-use interfaces that fit engineers' needs, whether simple or advanced.
Build Clear Golden Paths
- Create golden paths for developers to follow, simplifying complex infrastructure interactions into guided workflows.
- These paths can be documentation, portals, or simple interfaces but must be easy for users to adopt.