Inside Platform Engineering with Matt Gowie

Inside Platform Engineering, hosted by Matthew Allford, features a conversation with Matt Gowie, founder of IaC consulting firm MasterPoint, about effective practices in infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform and Open Tofu. The discussion explores the balance between building infrastructure independently and utilizing open-source modules, with Gowie emphasizing the efficiency and security benefits of the latter. He advises against spreading expertise across multiple IaC tools, advocating instead for focusing on one tool to avoid inconsistency and technical debt. Gowie also cautions against building custom pipelines in-house, as vendor tools often offer more cost-effective and maintainable solutions. The episode underscores the importance of mindful tool selection and leveraging community resources to enhance platform scalability and sustainability.