**DevOps is dead - and the companies that created it are the ones pulling the trigger.** But what's replacing it might be the most significant shift in software delivery since containerization. In today's Platform Engineering Playbook, we dive deep into how Internal Developer Platforms are fundamentally reshaping the DevOps landscape. We'll explore why platform engineering has shed its experimental status and become the new standard for scaling development teams. **What You'll Learn:** • The five critical red flags that signal your platform needs immediate attention • Why the "black box problem" is derailing developer productivity • How to navigate the ingress-nginx archival and transition to Cilium • OpenAI's surprising pivot toward scientific research partnerships • Real-world AWS regional outage insights from HCP Vault testing **Chapters:** 5:58: The Black Box problem 10:00: Is platform engineering right for your org? 13:55: Where is platform engineering headed? 15:50: Platform engineering daily news Perfect for platform engineers, DevOps professionals, and engineering leaders navigating the shift from traditional ops to modern platform thinking. **Sources & References:** • OpenAI Scientific Research Partnership: https://www.axios.com/2026/01/26/openai-scientific-research-partner • Ingress-nginx to Cilium Migration: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2026/01/27/navigating-the-ingress-nginx-archival-why-now-is-the-time-to-move-to-cilium/ • HCP Vault AWS Resilience: https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/how-resilient-is-hcp-vault-during-real-aws-regional-outages • Platform Engineering Rise: https://feeds.dzone.com/link/23568/17264430/rise-of-platform-engineering-how-internal-dev-platforms • Cedar CNCF Sandbox: https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/01/cedar-joins-cncf-sandbox/ #PlatformEngineering #DevOps #CloudNative #Kubernetes
