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Welcome to the course
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Why platform engineering matters
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From DevOps to platform engineering
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Key definitions
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Why platform engineering is a multiplayer game
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How to get started with your platform engineering journey
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Quiz - Introduction to Platform Engineering
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A few more questions...
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Next steps
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Introduction to Platform Engineering
Discover how platform engineering fixes DevOps bottlenecks. This introductory course explains key concepts, why IDPs matter, and how they help teams ship faster with less cognitive load. Your ideal first step before certification
What you'll learn
During this course, you'll learn:
What platform engineering is and how it differs from DevOps and SRE Why it matters for modern, cloud-native teams What an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) is and the problems it solves The core roles and responsibilities within a platform team How to take the next step toward hands-on learning and certification
Curriculum
5 MODULES · 1 QUIZMODULE 1
Why platform engineering matters
MODULE 2
From DevOps to platform engineering
MODULE 3
Key definitions
MODULE 4
Why platform engineering is a multiplayer game
MODULE 5
How to get started with your platform engineering journey
QUIZ
How to get started with your platform engineering journey
Meet your Instructor
Luca Galante
Core contributor at Platform Engineering, host at PlatformCon
Core contributor at the world's largest platform engineering community with over 200k members - Host at PlatformCon, the world's largest platform engineering event
- Write Platform Weekly read by 100k+ engineers every Friday
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| Jay Moran |  |
SVP of Platform Engineering & Distinguished Engineer at Fiserv | I don’t often feel certifications are too useful, but in this case beyond being not vendor specific, I think this is one certification that really helps define a “Platform Engineer” versus someone who does some of the many components of what goes into platform engineering… | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaycmoran/ | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaycmoran_platformasaproduct-idp-platformengineering-activity-7364777833262448641-ku7Z/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAB7W6ucBwi1gPqF5QCBe36ipfkH_n4Cityo |
| Daniel Palermi |  |
Senior Cloud Engineer at Serko | The Platform Engineering Practitioner certification helped me understand the evolution of DevOps and engineering practices over the years. It clarified the concept of platform engineering and its true purpose. In my opinion, everyone working in an IT company should take this course, as it offers valuable lessons that span across all roles. |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-palermi-4a5b881b/ | |
| Brittany Lebel |  |
Senior Product Owner, Kinsale Insurance | The Platform Engineering course was a transformative addition to my career. The content was well-structured, covering everything from designing Platform Engineering Maturity Models to developing reference architectures that drive standardization and empower developers with seamless self-service capabilities. The hands-on lectures on Pocket IDP provided an in-depth exploration of the entire implementation process, diving into technical details and real-case scenarios. This comprehensive approach offered invaluable insights into how an IDP functions as a product and how it can efficiently support production workloads.Thanks to this course, I now have the expertise to contribute meaningfully to the development and enhancement of our Internal Developer Platform, enabling us to accelerate application delivery cycles.I highly recommend this course to anyone eager to elevate their engineering expertise and make a tangible impact in platform engineering! | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-lebel/ | |
| Marc Schnitzius |  |
Service Lead Platform Engineering at Codecentric AG | The Platform Engineering Certified Practitioner course is a great guide for better understanding that the success of an internal developer platform is not just about making developers happy and shifting all their problems to a platform team. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-schnitzius/ | |
| Rafael de Araujo Pires |  |
Global Director of Architecture at AB InBev | The Platform Engineering Practitioner certification was more than concepts. It was a reflection on my own platform journey since 2022.The biggest lesson? Platforms are about people. It’s about listening, building trust, and reducing friction so teams can deliver value with autonomy. It’s about connecting culture, product, and technology, and showing that developer satisfaction can be as strategic as any infrastructure investment.Platform engineering isn’t just code: it’s people, trust, and real business impact. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafaeldearaujop/ |
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