{"id":6407,"date":"2024-03-14T23:15:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sysmit.com\/cf22\/?p=6407"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:20:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T02:20:11","slug":"platform-engineering-role-software-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sysmit.com\/cf22\/platform-engineering-role-software-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"#32 Clarifying Platform Engineering&#8217;s Role (with Ajay Chankramath)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span class=\"stk-highlight\" style=\"color: var(--base-3);background-color: var(--contrast-3)\">Episode 32 [SREpath Podcast]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-0de1a18b\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-fe753567\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fe753567\">\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2EHATRuzDjrIwFlaFf7yVr?utm_source=generator&#038;t=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"show-notes\">Show notes<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Platform Engineering is a hot topic right now with some pundits saying it will replace DevOps or SRE or both. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t think this is the case at all. Neither does Ajay Chankramath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is the Head of Platform Engineering at ThoughtWorks North America, an innovator consulting group. I&#8217;d take his word for it since he&#8217;s held senior leadership roles in release engineering and more since 2002. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this bonus episode of the SREpath podcast, Ajay shared his perspective on the debate about SRE vs DevOps vs Platform Engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chankramath\/\">connect with Ajay via LinkedIn <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-concepts-we-explored\">Key concepts we explored<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Other than clarifying that SRE and DevOps are safe and secure as practices, our conversation touched on fascinating concepts like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prioritizing Developer Experience (DevEx)<\/strong>. We agreed that teams need to go beyond DORA metrics and bring in  path-to-production analysis that identify and address areas of friction, to truly improve developer productivity and satisfaction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adopt a Platform Product Management Approach<\/strong>. Ajay mentioned viewing platform engineering as products within lifecycles, ensuring stability and understanding of codified processes for effective solution-building.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engage in Value Stream Mapping<\/strong>. We talked about why engineers should do what business analysts have been doing for decades and engage in value stream mapping to gain a holistic view of problems to improve solution-building.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>You will not want to miss Ajay&#8217;s insights that can impact your team and organization&#8217;s cost base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<a href=\"#\">Episode #32 of the SREpath podcast, Ajay Chankramath clarifies Platform Engineering&#8217;s role in software operations<\/a>&nbsp;[Spotify link]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 32 [SREpath Podcast] Show notes Platform Engineering is a hot topic right now with some pundits saying it will replace DevOps or SRE or both. I don&#8217;t think this is the case at all. Neither does Ajay Chankramath. He is the Head of Platform Engineering at ThoughtWorks North America, an innovator consulting group. 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