Platform Engineering Courses

Building a Self-Service Platform on Kubernetes - Lessons in Balancing Flexibility and Standardization

Explore balancing standardization and flexibility in Kubernetes self-service platforms. Learn from Affirm's experience, including implementation tools, mistakes made, and lessons for optimal developer autonomy.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Beyond Development: Lessons from Super App Evolution to Platform Ecosystem

Explore Flo's platform evolution from super app to ecosystem. Learn strategies for scaling, supporting diverse user journeys, and fostering innovation in platform engineering.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Improving Developer Productivity with Platform as a Product

Explore Mercedes-Benz's platform engineering journey using VMware TAS, enhancing developer productivity through a product-oriented approach and collaborative efforts since 2019.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Efficiency and Platform Engineering - Transforming Microservices Architecture

Explore how a complex microservices architecture was transformed into a scalable platform managing 26,000+ microservices and supporting 12,000+ developers. Learn key insights, challenges, solutions, and best practices.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Platform-as-a-Superpower: Building an Effective Internal Developer Platform

Explore common pitfalls in building Internal Developer Platforms and learn how to create a product developers will love using real-world examples and platform-as-a-product approach.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Seven Deadly Sins of Platform Development

Explore common platform development pitfalls, their symptoms, and mitigation strategies. Learn to identify and avoid critical mistakes for successful platform creation.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Treating Your New Internal Developer Platform as a Startup

Discover how to apply startup strategies to launch a successful Internal Developer Platform. Learn to define MVP, leverage reference customers, and master platform marketing.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Quantifying Platform Engineering Impact - Measuring KPIs and Financial Impact

Discover how Wise quantifies platform engineering impact using Northstar KPIs, translating improvements into financial metrics for effective business communication.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kubernetes FinOps - An Unfinished Tale of Reducing AWS Bill by 33%

Optimize Kubernetes costs: Collect metrics, identify expensive workloads, collaborate with owners, and avoid over-optimization. Learn from Flutter UK's journey to reduce AWS bills by 33%.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Automating Production Readiness: A Practical Guide for Platform Engineers

Strengthen team's ability to deliver reliable services. Learn best practices and frameworks to automate production readiness, reduce cognitive load, and enhance service maturity. Gain practical steps for improving reliability and security.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Working Backwards to Drive Platform Adoption Using Value Stream Management

Optimize internal development platforms using Value Stream Management. Learn to implement, measure, and sell your platform investment with a clear roadmap for success and improved stakeholder experiences.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Measuring ROI and Making Platform Engineering Impact Visible

Explore data-driven approaches to measure platform engineering impact, connect metrics to business value, and demonstrate ROI through engineering observability for continuous improvement.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Streamlining Developer Platform Design with Reference Architectures - Google Cloud Use Case

Enhance developer productivity with GCP reference architecture for internal platforms. Reduce cognitive load, improve standardization, and ensure security while enabling developer freedom.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Smashing the Complexity Limit: Turning Every Team into a Tiger Team

Discover strategies to overcome organizational complexity limits and transform software teams into high-performing "tiger teams" through effective platform engineering practices.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Architecting for Outcomes: A Modern Approach to Enterprise Architecture

Discover a modern approach to enterprise architecture aligning with business agility principles. Learn practical lessons from transforming a financial services organization's technology strategy and ways of working.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video