GitOps and Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) are often pitched against each other, but they can be used together to create optimal developer workflows. GitOps provides a set of guiding principles that work together to create a developer-centric Continuous Deployment setup, allowing developers to continuously deploy code changes and requisition infrastructure without getting stuck in ticket queues. IDPs empower developers to self-serve environments, deployments, databases, logs, and anything else they need to run their applications, making it easier for operations teams to breathe space and focus on more vital tasks. When used together, GitOps and IDPs provide a ton of flexibility, allowing developers to work at the level they choose and facilitating a greater focus on the project at hand while maintaining consistency and reducing the risk of bad deployments.