{"id":45835,"date":"2024-03-28T12:48:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developer-tech.com\/\/?p=45835"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:48:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:48:46","slug":"puppet-explores-the-benefits-of-platform-engineering-for-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.developer-tech.com\/news\/puppet-explores-the-benefits-of-platform-engineering-for-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Puppet explores the benefits of platform engineering for security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
An increasing number of organisations have built platform teams to help improve the developer experience \u2013 and the latest State of DevOps Report from Puppet has looked to show how platform engineering is improving security as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 13th annual State of DevOps Report \u2013 which is also being called the State of Platform Engineering Report by Puppet \u2013 polled approximately 500 respondents, drawn primarily from IT practitioners and leaders who work either as part of or alongside their company\u2019s platform engineering team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Platform engineering is increasingly being seen as a buzzword du jour for how developer teams operate. Understanding the basic definition of DevOps as a development approach to help developers and IT operations teams work together, platform engineering involves creating a single, central platform for DevOps tools. In other words, groups of resources to enable developers to use tools without requiring a deep understanding of them, aimed at helping ease the maintenance burden of an increasing number of software that DevOps teams use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A succinct definition, from a DevOpsDays London talk<\/a> Developer<\/em> recommends watching, comes from Abby Bangser of Syntasso. Platform engineering brings DevOps principles at scale; and of the key principles of DevOps – automation, collaboration, iterative improvement – the only one which is difficult to scale is collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Specific definitions may vary, but Puppet explains its version of the theory in a blog post<\/a>. \u201cBy design, DevOps engineering forces developers to become experts in a tool if they want to use it correctly. That shouldn\u2019t be part of their core activities and responsibilities because it adds to cognitive load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPlatform engineering helps developers manage that load with structured toolchains and workflows. That way, they\u2019re getting consistent, reliable tools they can use to self-service and collaborate\u2026 [which] helps teams avoid the confusion, frustration, and development bottlenecks that can come from too much choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The report found that security is being built into the foundation of platform engineering. Almost half (43%) of those polled said their platform has a dedicated security and compliance team, and more than half (51%) confirmed that platform teams were also responsible for enforcing software and tool versions for security updates. A majority also agreed that their platform teams had helped with overall compliance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The key benefits of platform engineering from a development perspective resonate with the report\u2019s findings. Increased productivity, better quality of software, and reduced lead time for deployment were the three biggest benefits delivered for developers. Two thirds (65%) of those polled said the platform team will receive continued investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In terms of what\u2019s next, a similar percentage (66%) cite automating workflows and processes as being \u2018in scope\u2019 for platform teams. This may not be too surprising, given automation and standardising processes \u2013 as well as productivity \u2013 are seen by respondents as the three key use cases platform engineering can solve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Security is the primary takeaway of this report, however. \u201cWith the expanded scope of platform engineering, we\u2019re seeing security become a critical component of platforms from the start,\u201d said Kapil Tandon, VP of product management at Puppet by Perforce. \u201cSecurity is everyone\u2019s responsibility, but it\u2019s notable that platform engineering has become a larger part of this critical work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can read the full report here (email required).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Picture credit: Perforce Software<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking to revamp your digital transformation strategy?<\/strong> Learn more about Digital Transformation Week<\/a> taking place in Amsterdam, California, and London. The comprehensive event is co-located with AI & Big Data Expo<\/a> and Cyber Security & Cloud Expo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Explore other upcoming enterprise technology events and webinars powered by TechForge here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An increasing number of organisations have built platform teams to help improve the developer experience \u2013 and the latest State of DevOps Report from Puppet has looked to show how platform engineering is improving security as well. The 13th annual State of DevOps Report \u2013 which is also being called the State of Platform Engineering… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":399,"featured_media":45837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,893,1204,17,1199],"tags":[624,251,2203,895],"ppma_author":[1578],"class_list":["post-45835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-developer","category-developer-approaches-devops","category-developer-approaches-microservices","category-developer-platforms","category-developer-research","tag-devops","tag-platform","tag-platform-engineering","tag-puppet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n