Platform Engineering Fundamentals: Design and Implementation

Modern software development demands efficient, scalable infrastructure and streamlined developer experiences. Platform engineering offers the solutions, but where do you begin building one? This course guides you through the core principles and practical steps to design and implement your own foundational platform, empowering development teams to build and deploy faster. What you'll learn: * Understand the core concepts and principles of platform engineering * Design an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) strategy tailored to developer needs * Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to automate platform provisioning * Configure fundamental continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines * Implement basic observability and monitoring for platform services * Practice improving developer experience through self-service capabilities The course begins by clarifying essential terminology and foundational concepts, then progresses through practical design considerations and implementation steps. You will read through detailed explanations of key components, followed by written exercises to reinforce your understanding and application. This course is ideal for aspiring platform engineers, DevOps practitioners, and software developers new to platform engineering concepts, with no prior experience required. Begin your journey to building resilient and efficient development platforms today.