#96 - Keeping Platforms Simple and Fast with Joachim Hill-Grannec

About this episode

Mattias speaks with Joachim Hill-Grannec about keeping platforms simple and fast while addressing the role of security in delivery.

This episode with Joachim Hill-Grannec asks: How do platforms bloat, and how do you keep them simple and fast with trunk-based dev and small batches? Which metrics prove it works—cycle time, uptime, or developer experience? Can security act as a partner that speeds delivery instead of a gate? We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel Summary In this episode of DevSecOps Talks, Mattias speaks with Joachim Hill-Grannec, co-founder of Peltek, a boutique consulting firm specializing in high-availability, cloud-native infrastructure. Following up on a previous episode where Steve discussed cleaning up bloated platforms, Mattias and Joachim dig into why platforms get bloated in the first place and how platform teams should think when building from scratch. Their conversation spans cloud provider preferences, the primacy of cycle time, the danger of adding process in response to failure, and a strong argument for treating security and quality as enablers rather than gatekeepers. Key Topics Platform Teams…

People in this episode

Host: Mattias Hemmingsson

Guest: Joachim Hill-Grannec

Topics covered

• platform engineering
• trunk-based development
• developer experience
• security in delivery
• cloud-native infrastructure

Keywords

• platform bloat
• cycle time
• uptime
• developer experience
• cloud providers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peltek

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