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Internal Platform
An Internal Platform is the infrastructure, tooling, and services built specifically for use by developers within an organization. It serves as the foundation for software delivery and operations.
Purpose
Internal platforms aim to:
- Reduce cognitive load on developers
- Standardize common workflows
- Enable self-service infrastructure provisioning
- Improve developer productivity and experience
- Accelerate software delivery
Platform as Product
When treated as an internal product (see [[Platform Engineering]]), internal platforms become strategic assets that:
- Amplify the effectiveness of other investments (including [[AI Adoption]])
- Improve developer satisfaction and retention
- Enable faster innovation cycles
Components
Typical internal platform components:
- Container orchestration (Kubernetes, etc.)
- CI/CD pipelines
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
- Monitoring and logging
- Secret management
- Service mesh and networking
- Developer portals and documentation
Related Concepts
Source: [[State of AI-assisted Software Development 2025 (DORA Report)]]
Linked References
- [[AI Adoption]]
The process of integrating AI tools and practices into an organization.
- [[Platform Engineering]]
Building internal platforms as products to improve developer experience and productivity.
- [[State of AI-assisted Software Development 2025 (DORA Report)]]
DORA’s 2025 research on AI’s impact on software development, revealing AI as an …