The Future of Ops is Platform Engineering

Explore the future of operations in this 16-minute conference talk from PlatformCon 2023. Delve into the concept of platform engineering as the natural evolution of DevOps, emphasizing the importance of software engineers owning their code in production. Learn how platform engineering represents the convergence of developers and operations, creating a future where all engineers write and maintain their own code. Discover why generalist infrastructure jobs are declining and how infrastructure engineers can adapt by either building infrastructure as a service or becoming platform engineers. Understand the key differences between platform engineering teams and traditional SRE or DevOps teams, focusing on their unique orientation towards developer velocity rather than stability and uptime. Gain insights into the critical role of vendor engineering and its potential as a highly leveraged position for engineers. Presented by Charity Majors, CTO of Honeycomb, this talk challenges common misconceptions and provides a forward-looking perspective on the changing landscape of operations and software development.