Platform engineering

Platform engineering is the practice of building internal platforms, such as self-service infrastructure, paved paths, tooling and guardrails, that product teams use to ship software safely without rebuilding the same foundations each time.

Why it matters at a CIO Cafe table

Terms like Platform engineering turn up at tables because the disagreement is usually about scope, not definition. Agreeing what the word means is the cheapest way to shorten a decision — which is why every table starts by framing the question in plain language.