DevOps Unpacked

Episode 5: IDP's and EngOps


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In this episode of DevOps Unpacked, Matt sits down with Christina (VP of Strategic Initiatives at Cortex, former founding engineer) to unpack what an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) actually is — and why CIOs/CTOs are using IDPs, service catalogues, and guardrails to improve delivery speed without increasing reliability and compliance risk.

You’ll learn how high-performing teams turn platform engineering into an executive lever:

  • Service catalogues as an ownership and accountability system (not “another tool”)

  • Golden paths (“paved roads”) to standardise delivery and reduce cognitive load

  • Guardrails that enable autonomy while controlling operational and security risk

  • The metrics that matter: DORA, MTTR, and SLOs (and how to use them for decision-making)

  • What changes when AI starts writing code: hallucinations, policy, and practical AI coding guardrails

  • CI/CD + observability as the backbone for safe, repeatable delivery and faster recovery

If you’re leading a platform/modernisation programme this year, this episode helps you separate signal from hype — and gives you the questions to ask your teams and vendors.

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