│©2022 VMware, Inc.
Make the Right Thing
the Obvious Thing
The Journey to Internal Developer Platforms
Cora Iberkleid
Developer Advocate- VMware
@ciberkleid
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What
Internal
is an
Developer
Platform?
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
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Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Internal
Developer
Platform
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Here is my code
Run it on the cloud
I do not care how
- Onsi Fakhouri
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Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…) Docker
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…) Docker
Docker
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…) Docker
Docker
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Kubernetes
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…) Docker
Docker
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Kubernetes
GitOps
Kubernetes
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…) Docker
Docker
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Kubernetes
GitOps
Kubernetes
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…) Docker
Docker
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Kubernetes
GitOps
Kubernetes
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
Internal
Developer
Platform
Internal
Developer
Platform
Infrastructure
as a Service
Infrastructure
as a Service
Public
Cloud
Public
Cloud
DevOps
DevOps
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…)
Platform
as a Service
(Heroku, CF…) Docker
Docker
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Containers
as a Service,
Microservices
explosion
Kubernetes
GitOps
Kubernetes
GitOps
Internal
Developer
Platform
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
A platform for Developers
Application-centric abstractions
SLAs (security, resiliency, scalability, performance, compliance…)
Automated plumbing: from ”git push” to production
Feedback!
Consolidated view of status, logs, metrics, tracing, alerts
App-centric, from “git push” to runtime
Information Management
APIs, docs, ownership, dependencies, resources…
Facilitate sharing, discovery, and contributions
Enablement
“Golden Path” → easy and obvious
Patterns, conventions, solutions
Deployment &
Runtime
Observability
Information
Management
Enablement &
Consistency
Make the right thing
the easy thing
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Make the right path
the easy path
Make the right thing
the obvious thing
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Backstage
An open platform for building developer portals
Restore order
without
compromising
autonomy
Software catalog
Software templates
Docs-like-code
Extensive search
Customize with plugins
23
Any compliant K8s
Curated runtime
Path to Production
Developer Experience
VMware Tanzu Application Platform
Layered API & Capabilities
24
Developer
Code tanzu
workload
Supply Chain
Running
app
Deploying an App with Tanzu Application Platform
A Superior Developer Experience
Watch
Git
Build
Image
Conventions
GitOps
DevSecOps
Start
Inner Loop Outer Loop
25
TEMPLATES TO JUMPSTART APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
26
RAPID ITERATION FROM YOUR IDE
27
SECURE SOFTWARE SUPPLY CHAIN
28
SEE RUNNING RESOURCES, VIEW LOGS & CONFIGURATION
29
DEEP INSIGHT INTO RUNNING APPLICATIONS
30
API AUTO-REGISTRATION AND DISCOVERY
31
EXPLORE YOUR ORGANIZATION’S SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
32
D E M O
33
As a developer…
I want to be able to quickly
build and deploy applications
so that I can focus on
developing new features
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As a developer…
I want to be able to deploy
my applications in a scalable
and secure way to provide
users a safe, reliable, and
performant experience
35
As a developer…
I want to be able to
collaborate more effectively
with my colleagues so that
we can work together to
build high quality applications
│©2022 VMware, Inc.
Thank You!
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