How to Drive a Culture of Kubernetes Standards With Platform Engineering
Blog post from Port
Platform engineering focuses on creating reusable components that allow developers to autonomously manage infrastructure resources, enhancing productivity through an internal developer portal. This portal functions as a software catalog, providing a comprehensive view of microservices, cloud resources, and infrastructure while offering a self-service interface for developers. It sets quality standards through guardrails and scorecards that assess various key performance indicators, ensuring developers adhere to best practices without being overwhelmed by complex data, particularly in Kubernetes environments. Scorecards are used to monitor application readiness, resource usage, and infrastructure availability, helping both developers and DevOps teams maintain high standards by providing clear metrics and alerts. These metrics are crucial for sustaining quality and standards across software catalog elements, ultimately contributing to a deeper understanding of service and infrastructure health.