- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Internal Developer Platform
- Chapter 3: Platform Notation
- Chapter 4: Segmentation
- Chapter 5: Identity and Access Management
- Chapter 6: Infrastructure
- Chapter 7: CI/CD
- Chapter 8: Observability
- Chapter 9: Security & Compliance
- Chapter 10: Developer Experience
- Appendix A: Skills Catalog
- Appendix B: Foundational Knowledge Base
Crafting Platforms
The Art of Building Platforms
The art of building internal platforms—a craftsperson’s guide to Platform Engineering. Learn to build platforms that fit your organization's unique DNA, now featuring a companion AI Artifacts repository to teach your AI agents how to build it with you.
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Platform craftsmanship.
Most organizations treat internal platforms as a collection of tools. This book argues for a different path: treating platform engineering as an artisanal craft. Unlike generic "platform-as-a-service" products, this is a guide to building opinionated, made-to-measure internal platforms that adapt to the unique nature and constraints of your business.
Crafting Platforms provides a practical, decision-driven framework for platform engineers and technical leaders. It moves beyond "how to use a tool" and dives into why we make certain architectural choices—and how to provide "escape hatches" when those choices need to evolve.
Who is this book for?
- Platform Engineers & DevOps Professionals: Looking to move beyond "infrastructure as code" into building cohesive, self-service ecosystems.
- Architects & Technical Leaders: Seeking a strategic framework for multi-tenancy, security, and organizational alignment.
- Cloud Practitioners: Who understand the basics of AWS, Azure, or GCP and want to learn how to weave these services into a unified platform.
What You Will Learn
- The Craftsperson’s Philosophy: Why "strong opinions, loosely held" outlast generic solutions.
- Deep Segmentation: Designing multi-tenancy and isolation that mirrors your organizational DNA.
- Identity as a Foundation: Building a robust IAM model that scales from a single cluster to a global enterprise.
- Opinionated Infrastructure: Creating abstractions that empower developers without burying them in complexity.
- AI-Native Execution: How to bridge the gap between human strategy and machine implementation.
Companion AI Artifacts
This book is uniquely integrated with the Crafting Platforms AI Artifacts. While the text teaches you the principles, the repository provides pre-built AI Skills and Agents for tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor.
Every architectural pattern in the book has a corresponding AI artifact, allowing you to:
- Scaffold infrastructure using the book's best practices.
- Audit existing setups against the book’s security and segmentation models.
- Automate repetitive platform tasks with specialized AI agents.
Author
About the Author
Ezequiel Foncubierta
Over the past 25 years, I have worked as a system administrator, application developer, and cloud infrastructure expert. I have worked in companies of all sizes, from large consulting firms to small 2-person startups. In recent years, I have led Platform Engineering teams to create platforms focused on developer needs in various organizations.
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