Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platform
An internal platform your development teams will use.
New applications shouldn't trigger the same infrastructure issues every time. An internal developer platform bundles recurring tasks into usable services and verified templates. We develop this offering together with platform and product teams: based on their actual workflows, with clear responsibility and a manageable first benefit.
Service modules
Offer recurring tasks as operable platform services.
User needs and the platform product
We observe typical development processes and record recurring waiting times, coordination and manual tasks. This results in a prioritized platform offering with clear user groups, responsible persons and a jointly understood benefit.
A tailored product scope with a prioritized backlog and named service owners.
Service catalog and ownership
Applications, components and platform services are made findable with owners, documentation and important dependencies. The catalogue is linked to existing sources of information and receives a maintenance process so that it remains reliable in the long term.
A usable service catalog with traceable responsibilities and defined data sources.
Tested templates and standard workflows
We develop reusable templates for selected application types. Repository, pipeline, infrastructure and operating principles are connected in a meaningful way. Versioning and necessary adjustments are part of the design so that standards can be further developed.
Tried and tested starting templates with documented boundaries and a regulated update path.
Self-service with controlled access
Recurring tasks can be used via suitable interfaces or interfaces. Inputs, authorizations, approvals and status messages are designed in such a way that teams understand the process and can correct errors in a targeted manner.
A complete self-service workflow with feedback, access review, and regulated error handling.
Integration with existing tools
We integrate suitable functions of your source control, pipelines, cloud platforms and operating tools. Responsibilities for these integrations are clarified; a portal is only used where it actually facilitates use.
Comprehensible integrations with stable interfaces and clarified operation.
Adoption and continuous improvement
Together, we measure whether the channels offered are being used and make work easier. Feedback, successful deployments and waiting times are incorporated into further development; outdated offers are given a regulated replacement process.
A verifiable product operation with usage data, feedback, and prioritized improvements.
Application examples
Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platform Use Cases
These exemplary starting points show possible projects. Together, we narrow down what makes sense for your organization.
Get new services up and running faster
Teams need the same repositories, pipelines, and infrastructure building blocks for every project. We bundle a representative starting path and test it with actual users from selection to operable sample service.
Making responsibilities visible
In the event of disruptions, it is unclear which team is responsible for a component. We connect service information with existing sources, make owners visible and determine how changes in the catalog are kept up to date.
Making existing platform offerings more usable
The technical infrastructure exists, but is operated via many tickets. We prioritize frequent processes and develop suitable self-service channels with understandable inputs, status displays and defined approvals.
Collaboration
Start with a useful service and expand together.
Understand users and workflows
Interviews and concrete processes show where developers lose time. Together, we choose a frequent, clearly definable process as the first platform service.
Define the service and ownership
Inputs, results, accesses, error cases and operation are defined. We determine which existing tools are integrated and who maintains the service in the long term.
Test the pilot service with teams
A complete process is implemented and used by selected teams. Observed obstacles flow directly into operation, documentation and technical implementation.
Review adoption and extend the offering
We check the acceptance and impact of the offer. Only then are further services prioritized, templates standardized and ongoing product operations stabilized.
Your result
What you can use in concrete terms
- Platform product concept with user groups, service responsibility and prioritized backlog.
- A proven self-service path, including access and error handling.
- Service catalog and versioned templates for the agreed application samples.
- Documentation, usage metrics, and a process for feedback and development.
SYNEDAT PLATFORM
Platform experience for your project
We use these selected tools in SYNEDAT PLATFORM or its delivery processes. We adapt suitable practices to your project and align their integration with your existing systems.
From source code to verified artifacts
Azure DevOps · GitLab · Jenkins · Harbor · Nexus
Version control, build processes and artifact repositories make software versions traceable. Our platform approach connects these activities with defined checks and approvals. For your project, we select tools that fit your teams and existing processes.
A clear delivery process and traceable software versions.
Developer access and shared knowledge
Backstage · code-server · Structurizr · Swagger UI
A service catalog, suitable development environments, architecture views and API documentation help teams find their way and work together. The focus is on useful workflows and maintained information. An additional portal alone does not remove an organizational bottleneck.
Less time searching and an easier start for development teams.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is an Internal Developer Platform the same as a Developer Portal?
A portal can facilitate access to a platform. The platform also includes automation, templates, interfaces, operational processes and responsibilities. We therefore start with the desired workflow and then decide which interface suits it.
Do all teams have to use the same technologies?
Not necessarily. Common standards should facilitate recurring tasks and meet comprehensible requirements. We define supported standard paths and a justified handling of deviations. Which variants are offered in the long term also depends on the available care and operating capacity.
How can the benefits of a developer platform be assessed?
We combine usage data with feedback from the teams. For example, successful self-service operations, time to first usable environment, and remaining manual handoffs are suitable. Individual metrics alone do not show whether the offer improves actual work.
Which development workflow should a platform start with?
A frequent workflow with clear participants and visible effort is a useful starting point, such as provisioning a service or test environment. We evaluate it with the development teams involved. The first standardized path is bounded so that its value and maintenance needs become clear.
How do we avoid adding maintenance work without value?
We define ownership, user needs and a clear lifecycle for platform components. Feedback, usage and recurring problems inform priorities. New capabilities are assessed by their contribution to daily work; operation and further development need an explicitly agreed scope.
Your next step
Which recurring process should be easier for your teams?
Name a typical process and the tools involved. We explain how this can be used to create a meaningful first platform service with clear responsibility and verifiable benefits.
Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platform
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