Platform Engineering Beyond the Tools: Lessons Learned Across Industries - Stefan Daugaard Poulsen

This talk was recorded at NDC Oslo in Oslo, Norway. #ndcoslo #ndcconferences #developer #softwaredeveloper Attend the next NDC conference near you: https://ndcconferences.com https://ndcoslo.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel and learn every day: / @NDC Follow our Social Media! https://www.facebook.com/ndcconferences https://twitter.com/NDC_Conferences https://www.instagram.com/ndc_conferences/ #devops #security Platform Engineering promises to accelerate development, simplify operations, and enhance productivity across software organizations. But what separates thriving platform teams from those that struggle to deliver on these promises? In this talk, we’ll explore lessons from real-world experiences across diverse sectors—media, online marketplaces, surveillance, and banking. From successes and failures, we’ll highlight common pitfalls, practical strategies, and the crucial importance of adopting a product-oriented mindset. We’ll delve into why platform engineering must move beyond mere tool adoption to embrace company culture, engineering practices, team capabilities, and internal advocacy. You’ll walk away with a practical framework to evaluate your own platform engineering maturity. Join this session to understand how your approach measures up and what steps you can take to evolve your platform engineering journey effectively.