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Platform Engineer and PMM at Syntasso | News/Podcast at InfoQ | Web 2.0 coder, platform engineer, Java Champion, CS PhD | cloud/K8s, APIs, IPAs, running | learner/teacher
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Daniel Bryant @danielbryantuk.com · Nov 18
My #KubeCon talk from Friday is online already! Check out my latest thinking about "Platform Engineering for Software Developers and Architects"

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Platform Engineering for Software Developers and Architects - Daniel Bryant, Syntasso
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𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & #𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬? So are we!

Dive into our annual #TrendsReport - an overview of the topics we believe architects & technical leaders should prioritize to #StayAhead of the curve.

🔗 bit.ly/4o6lKcv

💪 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫! #SoftwareTrends

#InfoQ
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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With hiring for DevRel roles increasing and junior folks often having limited in-person presentation experience (thanks to the Covid-era), I highly recommend reading Randy's advice!
randyshoup.bsky.social Randy Shoup @randyshoup.bsky.social · 19d
Chatting today with fellow QCon organizer @danielbryantuk.com, we discussed how we prepare for talks, and I have *thoughts*, in the form of a 5-part blog series:

Part 1: Preparing Yourself (medium.com/@randyshoup/...)
* Sleep
* Practice
* Timing
* Clothes
* Psyching yourself up
Speaking about Speaking, Part 1 — Preparing Yourself
Here are some things I’ve learned about preparing myself to give a talk. After a few talks this past week, with a few more upcoming, I…
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October 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Another much-requested post from the @syntasso.io team and me, "Beyond the Platform Façade: Escaping the Portals and Pipelines Trap" 🍿

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Beyond the Platform Façade: Escaping the Portals and Pipelines Trap
Learn more about the platform engineering "portals and pipelines" antipatterns, and understand why platform orchestration is essential
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July 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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"Great internal platforms don’t emerge from ad-hoc automation or isolated tooling choices; they're built with intentionality around the core attributes that matter: speed, safety, efficiency, and scalability."

My latest @syntasso.io blog!

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The Internal Platform Scorecard: Speed, Safety, Efficiency, and Scalability
A good internal platform is one that delivers speed, safety, efficiency, and scalability to meet the evolving needs of software teams.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Looking to #StayAhead in 2025? Dive deep into the critical trends shaping #SoftwareArchitecture!

🎧 Don’t miss out – watch the #InfoQ #podcast now: bit.ly/3S9Heql

⏱️ #timestamps included for easy navigation!

💪 Knowledge is power! #TrendsReport
April 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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I recommend to take a look at @danielbryantuk.com excellent talk once it's up on YouTube, great resource for strategies for internal developer platforms with references to software architecture. Platform Orchestration is the natural next step!
April 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Catch up with our latest blog, "Platform Democracy: Rethinking Who Builds and Consumes Your Internal Platform"

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Platform Democracy: Rethinking Who Builds and Consumes Your Internal Platform
Platform Democracy is a model where developers, security teams, SREs, and even external service providers collaborate seamlessly.
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March 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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My latest blog post: "Platform Building Antipatterns: Slow, Low, and Just for Show"

- Ticket Systems: Slow 🐌
- Raw Cloud/Kubernetes Access: Low(-level) ⚙️
- Templates-as-a-Service: Just for show 🕺

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Platform Building Antipatterns: Slow, Low, and Just for Show
Recognising these antipatterns is essential to building platforms that empower devs, ops, and, critically, everyone else in your org.
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March 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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This is my last @syntasso.bsky.social blog post of the year! I've collected together our most popular content and summarised key learnings 📚

Happy New Year, everyone! 🥳

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Syntasso Wrapped: Reflecting on Platform Engineering in 2024
As we close the chapter on 2024, it's time to reflect on Syntasso's progress this year in platform engineering and with Kratix.
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December 30, 2024 at 9:57 AM
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Many thanks for the excellent write-up, @jkriggins.bsky.social!
December 18, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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www.kratix.io is a platform orchestrator, that reduces technical sprawl and the team’s cognitive load by consistently applying business processes, policies, and workflows.

Listen tp @danielbryantuk.com #cloudnativefm - Ep 116
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Platform Engineering With Daniel Bryant | Ep 116
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December 16, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Benedict Evans puts together a yearly slide deck looking broadly at the industry while diving in with specific numbers and a lot of charts (90 slides). It is always a gem. via
@benedictevans

This year is about AI (of course). It is super. ben-evans.com/presentations
November 22, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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Looking to catch up on the latest #Jaeger v2 release? @matts.net has you covered on @infoq.com!

"This release contains a significant architectural transformation, as it brings Jaeger and its components into the OpenTelemetry framework."

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Distributed Tracing Tool Jaeger Releases Version 2 with OpenTelemetry at the Core
Version 2 of the Jaeger project, a leading open-source distributed tracing platform, has been released. This release contains a significant architectural transformation, as it brings Jaeger and its co...
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December 8, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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Slides from my #TechRocks talk yesterday: "Engineering Resilience into the Foundations: Key Strategies for Building Robust Internal Development Platforms"

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Engineering Resilience into the Foundations: Key Strategies for Building Robust Internal Development Platforms
In today's rapidly evolving technical landscape, the resilience of internal development platforms (IDPs) is paramount. This presentation draws on a seri…
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December 3, 2024 at 12:22 PM
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« Speak to your customers ! » about #resilient #platformengineering by @danielbryantuk.com at #trsummit2024
December 2, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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How a good engineering platform, built with developers, Can improve software delivery lifecycle and bring resilience in our products.
Great talk by @danielbryantuk.com
Photo of Daniel Bryant during his talk in TechRocksSummit2024
December 2, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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ICYMI, I shared my #KubeCon + #PlatEngDay key takeaways on the @syntasso.bsky.social blog last week!

There were lots of talks about Kubernetes, now with added AI 🤖 😀

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KubeCon NA 2024 Key Takeaways: A Recap of Our Time in Salt Lake City
Here are the Syntasso team's top takeaways from KubeCon NA 2024 in Salt Lake City!
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November 29, 2024 at 11:58 AM
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I've just published my official #KubeConNA recap!

1/ Platform engineering has crossed the chasm
2/ AI was visible in the talks but less so at the booths
3/ Improving APIs, abstraction, and automation
4/ (Continued...)

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#KubeCon #PlatEngDay #PlatformEngineering
KubeCon NA 2024 Key Takeaways: A Recap of Our Time in Salt Lake City
Here are the Syntasso team's top takeaways from KubeCon NA 2024 in Salt Lake City!
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November 25, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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New Bluesky handle, who dis? 😁

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November 24, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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Great talk about the past, present and future of platforms from @paulalkennedy.bsky.social at #QConSF

Platform as product FTW!
November 20, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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Great to hear from @danielbryantuk.bsky.social at #QConSF! Did you know that all @infoq.bsky.social content is crafted by software practitioners, not journalists? If you're passionate about software development, join our editorial community. Learn more: www.infoq.com/write-for-in...
November 19, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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Looking forward to hanging out in the Programming Languages and Paradigms #QConSF track today! And @paulakennedy.bsky.social is speaking, too!
November 19, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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A fascinating #QConSF insight into using CDC, DDD, Team Topologies, and more for legacy modernisation with a mainframe at National Grid

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November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
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Another great #QConSF architecture talk from the GitHub folks showing how they serve 400 million code completion requests a day with Copilot!
November 19, 2024 at 12:45 AM
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Lots of benefits for contributing to @infoq.bsky.social from @steefjan.bsky.social and Roland at #QConSF
November 18, 2024 at 11:17 PM