Luca Galante - Humanitec: A Dive into Internal Developer Platforms
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In this episode, we sit down with Luca Galante, a visionary in the platform engineering space and a leading figure at Humanitec, where he helps orchestrate the development of internal developer platforms that redefine how enterprises deploy and manage cloud-native applications. Luca's work focuses on empowering developers through automation, standardization, and reduced cognitive load, facilitating a shift towards greater developer autonomy and efficiency. He’ll share his perspective on the role of platform orchestration and portals as the backbone of successful developer platforms. Platform Engineering Fundamentals Training: https://platformengineering.org/fundamentals Humanitec State of Platform Engineering Vol. 2: https://humanitec.com/whitepapers/state-of-platform-engineering-report-volume-2
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