The Engineering Room with Dave Farley Platform Strategies & Platform Engineering | Gregor Hohpe In The Engineering Room Ep. 24
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Feb 1, 2024 Gregor Hohpe, an Enterprise Strategist at AWS and former CTO at Google, dives into the intricate world of platform strategy and engineering. They discuss the balance between standardization and innovation, the evolution from hardware complexities to user-friendly software, and the critical role of platform teams in reducing cognitive load. Hohpe emphasizes managing architectural decisions and highlights the shift toward event-driven architectures, offering insights on how to foster successful platforms in the tech landscape.
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Platforms and Innovation
- Platforms standardize system aspects to boost innovation and diversity.
- They create a balance between harmony and flexibility, unlike typical standardization.
Operating Systems as Platforms
- Operating systems abstract physical aspects, allowing freedom in building applications.
- Printer drivers exemplify this, simplifying printing without printer-specific knowledge.
Hyperscalers and Platforms
- Hyperscalers are natural platform builders due to the underlying scale effects requiring investment.
- Platforms benefit from scale effects underneath while enabling easy accessibility on top.