Introduction
Cloud Native Platform Engineering: Introduction
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1. Platform Foundations and Mindset
Module 1: Foundations of cloud native platforms introduction
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Learning objectives
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Why platforms matter?
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Core principles of platform engineering
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Platform engineering scope (vs. DevOps and SRE)
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Platform as a product: Roles, MVPs, and value
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Role of a platform product manager
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Developer portal demo: Service catalog and discovery
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2. Increasing Value and Eliminating Friction
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Reducing cognitive load for developers
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Value stream mapping: Mapping your path to production
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Golden paths: Designing opinionated self-service
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Measuring value: DORA, SPACE, and PVM
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The adoption conundrum
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SPACE framework demo
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Developer portal showing golden paths and pipelines
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Lesson takeaways
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3. Software-defined Infrastructure
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Platform product SDLC
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Platform product domains and boundaries
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Infrastructure pipelines: DRY, TDD, smart scripts
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IaC validation demo: Testing and security automation
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Lesson takeaways
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4. Control Plane and Identity
Module 2: Platform architecture and operations introduction
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Learning objectives
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Abstracting platform customer identity
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Networking and identity foundations
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OIDC device-auth-flow for access control
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Identity demo: Secure cluster access with SSO
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Lesson takeaways
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5. Governance, Trust, and Compliance
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Balancing autonomy and control
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Compliance at the point of change (CPOC)
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Software supply chain security
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Policy-as-code and resource governance
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Detecting threats with runtime security
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Compliance demo: Automated policy enforcement
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6. Observability and Reliability
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Observability-driven development (ODD)
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SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets
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Shared responsibility model
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SLO demo: Automated error budget monitoring
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7. Platform APIs
Learning objectives
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Why platform APIs?
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API-first platform delivery
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Custom orchestration APIs
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Platform management APIs
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API demo: Self-service resource provisioning
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Lesson takeaways
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8. Golden Path Accelerators
Module 3: Scaling cloud native platform engineering introduction
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Learning objectives
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Service mesh extensions for security and routing
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DNS and certificate automation
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CLIs, accelerators, and starter kits
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Automation demo: Secure ingress and traffic control
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9. Scaling Platforms
Learning objectives
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Scaling control plane roles
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Dynamic release pipelines
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Event-driven platform architecture
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Operators for stateful workloads
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Automation demo: Event-driven pipelines
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Lesson takeaways
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10. Future of DevEx
Learning objectives
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Cultural shifts and team topologies
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IDPs vs. developer portals
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AI-driven automation and insights
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Continuous feedback and platform evolution
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AI demo: Intelligent diagnostics and maturity tracking
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Summary
Cloud native platform engineering: Summary
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