Bas Kraai

Invent the Feature, Not the Platform: The Business Case for Platform Engineering

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Invent the Feature, Not the Platform: The Business Case for Platform Engineering

Access to powerful IT solutions has become a commodity. Developers can obtain platforms and services from numerous sources — AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, GitLab — and this accessibility should liberate them to focus on features and business value. However, this abundance of choice has created a new problem: tool and cognitive overload. Without standardisation, every team reinvents solutions for every use case, resulting in expensive, fragmented toolchains. Platform Engineering — an evolution of DevOps — solves this by delivering a platform developers can use without individuals needing to master both platform engineering and software development simultaneously.

Sovereignty Misconceptions Debunked

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Sovereignty Misconceptions Debunked

In a world shaped by increasing geopolitical tensions, fragmented regulation, and growing security concerns, cloud sovereignty and data sovereignty are becoming increasingly important for a growing number of organisations. European governments and organisations — particularly in sectors such as the public sector and finance — are becoming more aware of their dependence on large technology providers and are looking for ways to regain control. The question is no longer whether you need control over your data, but how you achieve it without compromising the innovation, performance, and security that modern cloud infrastructure offers. That requires letting go of outdated ideas and addressing persistent misconceptions about what sovereignty actually means.

Zero Trust in the Modern IT Landscape

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Zero Trust in the Modern IT Landscape

Organisations have long relied on traditional security tools such as network segmentation, VPNs, and firewalls. However, the way we work has changed drastically — more mobility, diverse devices, and increasingly complex business systems have given rise to more sophisticated cybersecurity threats. Zero Trust is a new security approach that is becoming ever more important.