What is an Internal Developer Platform?

🚧 An Internal Developer Platform (IDP) is the core of a Platform Engineering team. Learn about IDPs and the components that build them. 🛠️💻

🔎 In this video, we explore:

1. What is an Internal Developer Platform? - Understand the core concepts of IDPs and how they support software development.
2. The Key Components of an IDP - Explore the five core components of an IDP, including application configuration management, infrastructure orchestration, environment management, deployment management, and role-based access control.
3. The Benefits of IDPs - Learn about the alignment, documentation, compliance, and developer focus that IDPs offer, increasing efficiency and autonomy in software delivery.
4. When to Build an IDP - Discover the signs on when your organization might need an IDP.

⏲️ Timecodes

00:00 - Intro
00:22 - What is an Internal Developer Platform?
02:02 - Core Components of an IDP
02:56 - Why Build an IDP?
06:04 - When NOT to Build an IDP
06:46 - When to Build an IDP
08:03 - How to Build an IDP
08:43 - Outro

📺 Further viewing

1️⃣ Use Semaphore to Set-Up the basics of Platform Engineering for your teams

📚 Further reading

1️⃣ Humanitec - Insights on the operational benefits of IDPs for large organizations:

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