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Platform Engineering Fundamentals

Platform Engineering Fundamentals

8 weeks  //  starting in January  // 1hr live session per week + hands-on tasks
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Early bird sale ends December 31st.
👉 Master all the key concepts of platform engineering
👉 Design your first Internal Developer Platform
👉 Get access to best practice blueprints + templates
This course is designed to maximize interactivity, Q&A, collaboration and create the best environment for hands-on work. This is not the kind of course where you just get a video link.
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Hosted by
Luca Galante
Core contributor @ Platform Engineering
Mallory Haigh
Workshop host @ Platform Engineering,
platform therapist @ Humanitec
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
Ajay Chankramath
Former Head of Platform Engineering
@ Thoughtworks, CTO @ Brillo
Paul Revello
Staff Cloud Solutions Architect @ Google
Sam Barlien
Community manager & course host @ Platform Engineering
Have any questions? 👇
Chat directly with Sam
What people are telling us
“Really impressed with the Platform Engineering Fundamentals course. Going to be recommending it to anyone who will listen.”
Dwight French
Principal Healthcare Specialist @ Redhat
Early bird sale ends December 31st.

Who we made this for

PRACTITIONERS
DevOps and SRE practitioners who want to upskill and earn up
to 42.5% more
PRODUCT TEAMS
Product managers who want to build
a platform
PLATFORM TEAMS
Platform teams who want to avoid mistakes, learn best practices and build the perfect platform
Invest in YOUR career
To put our price into context 👇
  • An entry level Platform Engineer can earn ~$138,000 annual salary
  • Platform Engineers can earn 42.5% more on average than DevOps ($65,439 more per year)
  • Other courses that don’t teach such comprehensive skills cost between $4000-$8000
Early bird sale ends December 31st.

The curriculum:
two months of platform engineering

Module 1
January 16
Intro to platform engineering
Theory
  • Welcome and intro to curriculum
  • Why platform engineering
  • Key concepts
Module 2
January 23
How to build an Internal Developer Platform
Theory
  • Platform as a Product
  • Different approaches to building an IDP
  • Backends vs Frontends, where to get started
Module 3
January 30
Platform tooling 101
Theory
Hands-on
  • Zoom in on the reference architecture
  • Platform engineering tooling landscape
  • Tools overview
Module 4
february 6
The art of building golden paths
Theory
Hands-on
  • Value of abstractions
  • How to reduce cognitive load
  • Interfaces overview
Module 5
february 13
Find the right abstraction(s)
Theory
Hands-on
  • Golden paths vs golden cages
  • Value stream mapping
  • Build your DevEx flows
Module 6
february 20
Infrastructure platform engineering
Theory
Hands-on
  • What you built so far
  • What does it mean for infrastructure teams?
  • A vending machine for your infra
Module 7
february 27
How to build your Minimum Viable Platform
Theory
  • Why Minimum Viable Platform
  • The four phases of an MVP
  • Design to deploy phases
Module 8
March 6
Sell your MVP to key stakeholders
Theory
  • Why you need to be a salesperson
  • Speak their language
  • Wrap up
Early bird sale ends December 31st.
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1000s of hours building platforms,
distilled into 8 sessions for you

FAQs

How does the course work?
The course takes place in 1-hour live Zoom sessions, which include a lecture, in-session work, a closing Q&A, and homework. There is also an optional additional hour a week for homework and extra reading and watching.

There are 8 sessions + 2 guest lectures. The sessions cover both the cultural and technical fundamentals of platform engineering.
What happens if I can’t attend live?
All sessions are recorded and shared with all participants after the session. All participants are invited to join a private Slack channel dedicated to asynchronous Q&A, and discussion of the shared homework, and additional materials.
Is it possible to purchase a bundle of courses for my organization?
Of course. Please reach out to luca@platformengineering.org or fill in this form.
Does this course give a certification?
This course is part one of the three-part platform engineering community certification track. Each course will give you a badge that can be shared on your LinkedIn. However, you will not receive a full certification until you have completed Platform Engineering Fundamentals, MVP to IDP, and a certification exam.
What technology do I need to have?
Just a computer. Nothing special.
What pre-requisite training do I need to have?
You should already be familiar with core concepts of DevOps, such as Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code et al.
What timezone are the sessions?
The sessions (unless stated otherwise) take place at 7 pm CEST.
Is paying by invoice or wire transfer possible?
Yes.
Can I split up my payment?
Unfortunately not at this time.

Have other questions?

Reach out to luca@platformengineering.org

or Luca Galante on the Platform Engineering Slack community

What's next?

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