"Platform engineering, it said, can be a "barrier against the chaos of tools, tasks and information" assailing developers - a state of overload, which some would attribute to the lack of discipline in DevOps. Or, as Paula Kennedy, co-founder of platform consultancy Syntasso, says, it is the practice of taking "an intentional, focused" approach to curating the combination of infrastructure, services, capabilities and tooling needed to make software available."
"One key element is the IDP. Depending on who you listen to, that stands for "internal developer platform" or "internal developer portal". But let's stick with the latter. At its most basic, this is the central self-service platform developers use to access the tools, services and other resources, such as documentation, they need. Or which their organisation decides they need."
"Backstage, the open source platform developed by Spotify, is the flagship portal for platform engineering, and the undoubted market leader. But there are a number of alternative products offering platform engineering capabilities. A survey of 180 companies by DX found that over two-thirds used Backstage. The State of platform engineering report cited 55% penetration, with Port garnering 8% of the market and Cortex gaining 5%."
Platform engineering creates a curated layer of infrastructure, services, capabilities and tooling that provides developers with a consistent self-service environment. The internal developer portal (IDP) functions as the central access point for tools, services and documentation required to build and deploy software. The approach aims to improve developer experience and enable faster, safer, more secure and more reliable software delivery. Backstage, an open source platform developed by Spotify, is the dominant portal, while alternatives and commercial offerings exist. Surveys report Backstage adoption in the majority of organizations, with other vendors like Port, Cortex, Harness and Red Hat's Developer Hub occupying smaller shares.
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