Company
Date Published
Author
Kaspar von Grünberg
Word count
849
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

An Internal Developer Platform (IDP) streamlines internal development processes to relieve pressure on Ops teams by compartmentalizing complexity and creating a standardized developer workflow. This allows for developer self-service, reducing the need for unstructured scripts and maintaining consistency across infrastructure and tools. IDPs have a significant impact on productivity, with teams that deployed an IDP increasing their deployment frequency 4 times and reducing waiting times due to blocked environments by 90%. IDPs also increase visibility and transparency across teams, services, and environments, while enabling self-sustainability and ownership among development teams, leading to reduced friction between teams. By using an IDP like Humanitec, organizations can serve developers better with reduced overhead and significantly increased productivity.