Learn the steps to build a Kubernetes based, open source internal developer platform and why you should invest in platform engineering to beat ops sprawl.
BILBAO — The rise of platform engineering in 2023 is part of a pendulum swinging back away from developer autonomy but not all the way back to Waterfall command and control. We want developers to retain their sense of choice, encouraging the problem-solving side of these creative workers. But we also want to cut down on tool sprawl and cut the cost and risk that can come with it.
This week at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit Europe, open source community members looked to highlight the on-ramp to getting things done with an open source stack. That included Gedd Johnson, a full-stack engineer at Defense Unicorns, a consultancy that builds open source DevSecOps platforms, including for the U.S. Department of Defense, talking about how to get on board with this recent trend of platform engineering.
Most importantly, Johnson’s talk exhibited how to achieve the benefits of open source platform engineering, diagramming an example of building a Kubernetes-based platform entirely on free and open source software.
