December 2026
Intermediate
350 pages
3h 10m
English
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Brief Table of Contents (Not Yet Final)
Part I: Introduction to Platform Engineering
Chapter 1. What Is Platform Engineering? (unavailable)
Chapter 2. Platform Engineering Inside Google (unavailable)
Chapter 3. Platform Engineering on Google Cloud (unavailable)
Chapter 4. A History of Platforms at Google (unavailable)
Part II: Architecture and Ecosystem Design
Chapter 5. Ecosystems inside Google (unavailable)
Chapter 6. Developer Platforms on Cloud (unavailable)
Chapter 7. Just Enough Platform Engineering (unavailable)
Chapter 8. Modular Abstractions (unavailable)
Chapter 9. Coupling
Chapter 10. Layers (unavailable)
Chapter 11. Ecosystem Types (unavailable)
Chapter 12. Shared Fate and Responsibility
Chapter 13. Quality Attributes (unavailable)
Chapter 14. Deep Dive: Efficiency
Chapter 15. Deep Dive: Security (unavailable)
Chapter 16. Deep Dive: Reliability
Part III: Execution and Product Approach
Chapter 17. Shifting Down (unavailable)
Chapter 18. Why Developer Experience Matters (unavailable)
Chapter 19. Platform as a Product (unavailable)
Chapter 20. Golden Paths (unavailable)
Chapter 21. Socio-Technical Platforms (unavailable)
Chapter 22. AI with Platform Engineering
Chapter 23. Platform ROI (unavailable)
Chapter 24. Education and Platform Engineering
Chapter 25. Techniques for Building on Cloud Platforms (unavailable)
Chapter 26. Antipatterns for Cloud Platforms (unavailable)
Part IV: Evolving and Migrating Platforms
Chapter 27. Measuring Platform Success (unavailable)
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