O'Reilly Media Platform Engineering: A Guide for Technical, Product, and People Leaders by Camille Fournier and Ian Nowland (Paperback)
Why you'll like it
- Scale Engineering Teams — Discover how specialized platform teams can eliminate redundant tasks and boost organizational efficiency across application developers
- Treat Platforms as Products — Learn to gather developer feedback and build intuitive, self-service infrastructure instead of custom scripts
- Align Team Dynamics — Master technical and managerial frameworks for hiring, managing, and advocating for platform engineers successfully
- Strategic System Management — Reduce developer friction by implementing effective abstractions that simplify complex modern cloud architectures
Product details
Description
Unlock the power of modern software delivery with Platform Engineering: A Guide for Technical, Product, and People Leaders by Camille Fournier and Ian Nowland. Published by O'Reilly Media, this essential guide is designed for engineering managers, product managers, and organizational leaders aiming to scale their technical operations.
It details how to treat internal developer platforms (IDPs) as customer-facing products, shifting infrastructure away from manual scripts and toward scalable, self-service tools. This book addresses the core technical and managerial shifts required to build successful platform-led organizations.
It provides practical frameworks on team dynamics, hiring, and aligning platform goals with broader business objectives to reduce redundant work and drive maximum engineering leverage. Imported directly from the USA, this authentic paperback is a must-have for Indian tech leaders aiming to optimize their development workflows.
How to use
Read sequentially to build a foundational understanding of platform-as-a-product concepts, or use specific chapters as a reference guide when structuring your engineering teams, establishing internal developer platforms (IDPs), and defining platform product manager roles.
Ingredients
High-quality acid-free paper, durable paperback binding, standard printing ink.
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Specifications
| Brand | O'Reilly |
|---|---|
| EAN | 9781098153649 |
| Ships from | USA (sourced directly), checked in Navi Mumbai |
| Sold by | Dropy.in |
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FAQs
What is the current size of your engineering organization?
While platform engineering practices can benefit teams of any size, they become highly critical for organizations with over fifty developers. At this scale, building centralized, self-service infrastructure dramatically reduces repetitive tasks and bottlenecks across multiple application teams.
Are you struggling more with infrastructure provisioning or developer onboarding?
Both are common pain points that this book addresses. It helps you design internal developer platforms that simplify infrastructure provisioning through self-service templates, while simultaneously streamlining developer onboarding by standardizing your internal tools and documentation.
Does this book cover Platform Engineering on Kubernetes?
This book focuses primarily on the strategic, product-minded, and organizational aspects of platform engineering rather than step-by-step Kubernetes tutorials. It provides the high-level frameworks needed to design infrastructure platforms, regardless of the underlying container orchestration tools used.
Is this O'Reilly Platform Engineering book an authentic USA import?
Yes, this is a 100% authentic, brand-new paperback edition published by O'Reilly Media. Dropy India sources this book directly from official distributors in the USA, ensuring you receive a genuine import with premium print and paper quality.
Who is this book ideal for?
This book is perfect for software engineering leaders, product managers managing internal developer tools, chief technology officers, and developers in India looking to transition into platform engineering or platform product management roles.
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