Since the first Internal Developer Platform (IDP) reference architecture launched at PlatformCon 2023, it has become the industry benchmark for platform engineering. As AI reshapes the Software Development Life Cycle, this updated edition distills new insights from hundreds of enterprises and practitioners to define the next evolution of platform architectures, real-world, data-driven, and ready for the age of intelligent automation.


Discover how leading organizations are evolving their Internal Developer Platforms through:
- Proven architectural patterns from hundreds of live IDPs
- Practical guidance on scaling automation and governance
- Strategies for integrating AI into platform workflows
- Design principles that balance control, cost-efficiency, and developer delight
- Lessons learned from enterprises with thousands of developers