Rob Hirschfeld (@zehicle Founder & CEO @RackN) talks about how Platform Engineering has evolved from DevOps and SRE and how it aligns to Cloud Platforms. SHOW: 682CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Eaton HomepageEaton and Tripp Lite have joined forces to bring more sanity to IT pros days, every day. Visit www.eaton.com/audio to learn more!Datadog Application Monitoring: Modern Application Performance MonitoringGet started monitoring service dependencies to eliminate latency and errors and enhance your users app experience with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.SHOW NOTES:RackN websiteWhat is Platform Engineering? - GartnerPlatform Engineering: What is it and Who Does it? - NewstackSpotify BackstageTopic 1 - Welcome back to the show, it was great to see you in person at events recently. What have you been focusing on the last couple of years?Topic 2 - There’s been a lot of discussion about Platform Engineering over the last 6+ months. You’ve been around this space for a while. We’re trying to understand if PE is different from DevOps or SRE or Cloud Platform in the past, or an evolution. Is PE just a common platform maintained with reusable tools, regardless of the infrastructure? Topic 3 - I’ve heard people say that Cloud Platform and Platform Engineering are colleagues. where one owns/operates the platform, and the other is the “product manager” to the application teams. Is this realistic? Topic 4 - What does “good” look like for Platform Engineering? Is the goal a frictionless developer experience? Are developer consistency and efficiency valid goals? Are there KPIs or Metrics that “good” teams are striving towards? Topic 5 -  Any interesting technologies that you’re seeing that make Platform Engineering easier, or more manageable? Topic 6 - Any team dynamics that you’re seeing that make Platform Engineering easier, or more manageable? FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet