Episode

Armchair Architects: So you want to build a platform... (Part 1)

with David Blank-Edelman, Uli Homann, Eric Charran

Azure Essentials Show

In this episode of the Azure Enablement Show, David Blank-Edelman talks to our Armchair Architects Uli Homann and Eric Charran about what architects think about different platforms: What are the different kinds of platforms? When should you build one? What factors should be considered when designing them? What business problems can they solve?

Chapters

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 00:46 - What do we mean when we say platforms?
  • 01:35 - How is a platform different from a technology stack?
  • 03:30 - What are some of the key attributes of a platform?
  • 06:10 - What are some of the challenges involved with designing a platform that customers want to use?
  • 07:20 - When should you build a new platform instead of using SAAS and PAAS on a commercially available cloud?
  • 09:00 - How do architects think about balance? Should the platform ever be center stage?
  • 10:18 - Is a good platform one that you can bounce out of in favor of hosting your applications on another or is there value to locking in your apps to run on a specific platform?
  • 11:18 - Customers often look to build custom platforms to solve business-specific needs that aren't addressed by commercial platforms

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