InfoQ - Delivering Quality https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Delivering Quality feed Article: Rightsizing Platform Engineering: Building the Platform Your Organization Actually Needs https://www.infoq.com/articles/rightsizing-platform-engineering/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Delivering+Quality <img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/rightsizing-platform-engineering/en/smallimage/rightsizing-platform-engineering-thumbnail-1787296955801.jpg"/><p>Shift-left and DevOps have impacted how we flow changes from inception to production, but at the cost of increased cognitive load and duplication of effort across testing, security, and maintenance. This article explores the real-world challenges of rightsizing developer platforms and finding a cultural match for engineering teams who use them to reduce cognitive load and deliver change faster.</p> <i>By John Keates</i> Delivering Quality Developer Experience Coding Standards Artifacts & Tools Architecture Infrastructure Platforms Stories & Case Studies Platform Engineering Culture & Methods article Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/articles/rightsizing-platform-engineering/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Delivering+Quality John Keates 2026-08-24T11:00:00Z /articles/rightsizing-platform-engineering/en