Portals and Platforms - How Good Interfaces Make for Good Operability

Learn about the relationship between frontend user interfaces and backend platform orchestration components in this 27-minute conference talk from KubeCon. Explore how platform engineers can effectively manage the balance between developer-facing interfaces (CLIs, portals, APIs) and operational platform components. Discover strategies for maintaining portals and platform orchestration while minimizing ongoing maintenance costs. Gain insights into how platforms can be self-managing, allowing teams to focus on enhancing developer experience and expanding platform capabilities. Map these concepts to the CNCF Platform Engineering Maturity Model and understand key requirements for platform orchestration tooling and portal development. Through practical examples and expert guidance from Jorge Lainfiesta of Rootly and Abby Bangser of Syntasso, master the principles of creating good interfaces that drive operational excellence in platform engineering.