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Percona’s Steve Hoffman on the Ease of Platform Engineering

Percona’s Steve Hoffman on the Ease of Platform Engineering
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James Maguire
James Maguire
Apr 25, 2023
1 minute read
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I spoke with Steve Hoffman, SVP of Engineering at Percona, about how the emerging technology of platform engineering is the equivalent of low code/no code for a variety of development tasks.

Among the topics we discussed:

  • What is platform engineering?
  • Why does platform engineer have a chance of going mainstream?
  • How is Percona addressing the needs of its clients?
  • The future of database infrastructure? What are some key milestones we can expect in the years ahead?

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