Andrew Gunsch

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Creating a platform for employee-internal apps with GCP

At Ad Hoc, we’re big fans of making the right thing the easy thing for developers. That applies to our internal apps as much as it applies to customer-facing projects.

Engage developers for better platform adoption

You already know that a well-adopted, well-built technical platform can speed application delivery, allow for increased security, and embed compliance and brand standards across applications — if developers will adopt it.

The carrots and sticks of platform governance

Taking an iterative approach to governance implementation will help you find a balance between the levels of written, automated, and manual enforcement to meet business and user needs without introducing unnecessary restrictions. Here are some recommendations.

Making the right thing the easiest thing: human-centered governance for platform adoption

The way you choose to implement governance processes can make or break your platform's adoption and level of success.

The building blocks of platforms

We talk about platforms in terms of reuse of services, separation of responsibility, and platform “building blocks.” Framing platforms this way helps teams articulate the design, prioritization, and strategy of their platform.