The Blind Spots of Platform Engineering • Matt McLarty & Erik Wilde

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here Matt McLarty - CTO at Boomi & Co-Author of "Unbundling the Enterprise" Erik Wilde - Principal Consultant at INNOQ RESOURCES Matt https://bsky.app/profile/mattmclartybc.bsky.social https://x.com/MattMcLartyBC https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmclartybc Erik https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikwilde https://github.com/dret Links https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6417 https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/richard-seroter-on-shifting-down-vs-shifting-left https://platformengineering.org/blog DESCRIPTION Matt McLarty and Erik Wilde explore the nuanced world of platform engineering, challenging conventional approaches and highlighting the critical importance of aligning technological capabilities with business outcomes. They discuss the evolution from DevOps, the role of APIs, and the need to create flexible, reusable technological building blocks that drive true organizational innovation. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Stephen Fishman & Matt McLarty • Unbundling the Enterprise Carliss Y. Baldwin • Design Rules, Vol. 2 Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies Forsgren, Humble & Kim • Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps Kim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook Gene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford • The Phoenix ProjectCrossing Borders Crossing Borders is a podcast by Neema, a cross border payments platform that... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!