February 2023 Summaries

The new Humanitec UI for Resource Management provides platform teams with a clear overview of their resources, enabling easy debugging. This upgrade simplifies infrastructure setups and streamlines operations, making it easier for organisations to manage resources at scale. The Resource Management screen features an improved layout, a multi-step modal flow for adding new resources, and detailed information about resource definitions, usage, matching criteria, and configuration settings. These updates enhance observability and give users more control over their resources, while also providing guides and reference documentation to help users get started with the new interface.

Dynamic Configuration Management (DCM) is a methodology used to structure the configuration of compute workloads by creating workload specifications that describe everything a workload needs to run successfully, which are then dynamically created to deploy the workload in a specific environment. This approach reduces cognitive load and eliminates the need for developers to maintain environment-specific configuration in advance of any deployment, resulting in reduced maintenance and operation files by up to 95%. DCM enables standardization by design, making it easy for both operations and developers to work with cloud-native setups. It allows developers to extend the set of available resources or customize them to their liking, and can be easily integrated into existing workflows using tools like Score and Humanitec's Platform Orchestrator. By adopting a dynamic configuration management approach, organizations can build a standardized and scalable internal developer platform that drives efficiency and productivity.