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Backstage Build vs Buy: The Real Cost of Running Your Own IDP

Backstage looks like a quick install, but the recurring cost is a standing platform team. A leader's guide to deciding DIY Backstage versus a hosted IDP.

platform-engineering · developer-experience

Golden Paths for a Frontend Platform: Scaffolding, Shared Packages, and a Task CLI

How a frontend platform team makes the right way the easy way: golden-path scaffolding, versioned shared packages, and a task CLI that removes per-team drift.

platform-engineering · developer-experience · build-tools +1

EventBridge Cross-Account Fan-Out: One Producer, Isolated Consumers

A platform default for multi-team AWS orgs: one event, many consumers, each in its own account with its own SQS and DLQ, and fan-out in the event bus layer.

aws · eventbridge · event-driven +4

Org-Level Reusable GitHub Actions Workflows: Architecture, Security, and Adoption

A practical guide to building an org-level shared GitHub Actions platform: architecture decisions, security governance, adoption, and 7 costly mistakes.

github-actions · ci-cd · devops +5

Platform Engineering: Building Internal Developer Platforms That Developers Actually Want to Use

A practical guide to building Internal Developer Platforms with golden paths, self-service infrastructure, and product thinking, using Backstage, Port, and AWS.

platform-engineering · developer-experience · aws +2