[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_font=”font-213936″ text_size=”h5″ text_height=”fontheight-843833″ uncode_shortcode_id=”210503″]Kriativ-tech Volume 1, Issue 11, Edi\u00e7\u00e3o N\u00ba 11 \u2013 4-12-2025[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h3″]Authors[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”523657″]Tiago Arrulo, Student ISTEC Lisboa
\nPaulo Duarte Branco, Associate Professor, ISTEC Lisboa, CIAC-PLDIS<\/p>\n
[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading]Media[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_button button_color=”accent” border_animation=”btn-ripple-out” border_width=”0″ link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kriativ-tech.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F12%2FDemystifying_Platform_Engineering_A_Study_from_Theory_to_Practice.pdf|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”205063″]PDF[\/vc_button][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h4″ text_size=”h4″]To cite this article[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”195964″]Tiago Arrulo, Paulo Duarte Branco Demystifying Platform Engineering: A Study from Theory to Practice<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”1″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”1″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h3″]Abstract[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_font=”font-213936″ text_size=”” text_height=”fontheight-843833″ uncode_shortcode_id=”169249″]The increasing complexity of the modern software development landscape has motivated organizations towards Platform Engineering, as a structured approach to enhance development workflows, improve system reliability and accelerate software delivery. This article provides an analysis of Platform Engineering, exploring its theoretical foundations, benefits and challenges. Using both quantitative data from industry surveys and qualitative data gathered from interviews with industry professionals, the article highlights how Platform Engineering improves developer experience, boosts team productivity and delivers business value. Real-world examples, including a case study from the UAE, reinforce the practical implications of adopting platform-centric strategies. Finally, the study highlights that while Platform Engineering presents organizational benefits, its successful implementation requires significant investment, cultural shifts and strategic alignment between technological capabilities and organizational practices.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h3″]Keywords[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”974250″]Developer Experience, Internal Developer Platform, Platform Engineering[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h3″]References[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_font=”font-213936″ text_size=”” text_height=”fontheight-843833″ uncode_shortcode_id=”523449″][1] E. Bottcher, \u201cWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Platforms.\u201d Accessed: Dec. 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https:\/\/martinfowler.com\/articles\/talk-about-platforms.html
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