Prove the value of platform engineering

The panel explores methods for platform engineering teams to measure effectiveness and demonstrate value to developers and the broader organization. The discussion emphasizes the importance of aligning platform investments with both developer needs and business objectives. Key metrics include adoption and retention rates, deployment frequency, and change failure rate, all of which should tie back to tangible business impacts. Panelists advocate for a product-led approach, focusing on user-friendliness and quick time-to-value to drive adoption. They also highlight the need for a balance between standardization and flexibility, suggesting mechanisms for developers to innovate and propose improvements to the platform. The conversation concludes with predictions about AI's increasing role in automating mundane tasks and providing valuable insights from unstructured data.