Portainer: The Platform for Platform Engineering
With Portainer, Platform Engineering teams can provide their developers, IT, and non-technical staff a safe and secure way to deploy, test, and manage applications.
Think of Platform Engineering like a vending machine. The vending machine owner doesn’t just stock random items; they carefully select products that are in demand and ensure the machine is always well-stocked.
Similarly, Platform Engineering teams must focus on supplying what their internal users want, not just building features and hoping someone will use them. User interaction with the platform should be as simple as using a vending machine too.
This user-centric approach ensures that the platform remains relevant and valuable to the organization.
Platform Usability: Empowering both Users and Engineers
A well-designed platform not only serves the end-users but also needs to be practical and usable by the platform engineering team itself. This is where self-service rules are defined, including setting quotas, implementing policies, enforcing security measures, and managing authentication.
The platform engineering team is also responsible for provisioning and managing the lifecycle of the underlying container runtime environments - tasks like cluster creation, scaling, and upgrades. To accommodate various skill levels, these processes should be also be accessible via CLI, API, and UI interfaces.
