Cloud Platforms
Unlock productivity, accelerate delivery, and maintain governance by building your cloud strategy on a modern, scalable foundation. Harnessing public cloud services can transform your organization — but without a structured approach, it can quickly become complex and costly. A well-designed cloud platform, powered by platform engineering practices, enables your teams to innovate faster while staying secure and compliant.
What is a Cloud Platform ?
A cloud platform is a curated set of tools, services, and processes that enables teams to run applications on public cloud vendors such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
Without a platform, teams must manually configure and manage their own infrastructure, leading to inconsistent practices, slower delivery, and higher risk.
A strong cloud platform:
Provides standardized building blocks for infrastructure and deployment.
Embeds security and compliance controls by default.
Offers self-service capabilities, so developers can move quickly without creating bottlenecks.
Simplifies the complexity of multi-cloud environments.
The Role of Platform Engineering
Traditional models like Shared Services or Inner Source have benefits but also limitations:
Shared Services can become bottlenecks as teams compete for resources.
Inner Source offers autonomy but can lead to duplication and governance challenges.
Platform Engineering is the modern approach.
Instead of teams waiting on central ops or managing everything themselves, platform engineering teams build an internal platform that acts like a product for developers.
This means:
Self-service workflows for deploying and managing applications.
Pre-configured environments that are secure and production-ready.
Built-in governance and compliance guardrails.
A balance between speed and safety.
Outcome: Developers move faster, operations scale reliably, and leadership has full visibility and control.
Benefits of a Cloud Platform Built with Platform Engineering
Public cloud vendors provide tremendous opportunity out of the box but this can often entangle technology teams in a mess of dependencies.
Cloud Platforms Deliver Transformations
Goal | How the Cloud Platform Delivers It |
Faster Delivery | Standardized workflows and automation reduce lead times for new features. |
Stronger Security | Compliance and security baked into every deployment by default. |
Improved DevEx | Self-service tools reduce friction for developers. |
Cost Optimization | Better resource selection. Automated housekeeping removes unused infrastructure and prevents sprawl. |
Scalable Operations | Standardized patterns work across teams and divisions. |
Key Elements of a Modern Cloud Platform
A cloud platform combines several key capabilities to create a seamless experience for developers and operations teams:
1. Workflows
Define repeatable processes to build, test, and deploy applications. These workflows integrate CI/CD, infrastructure management, and quality checks.
Example: A deployment pipeline that automatically runs tests, scans for security issues, and deploys to production with zero manual steps.
2. Configuration as Code
Manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
Changes are tracked in version control, improving visibility and traceability.
Teams can rollback or audit changes easily.
3. Integrations
Connect public cloud services with third-party tools like monitoring, logging, and security systems.
Reduce management overhead.
Ensure tools share data seamlessly for better insights.
4. Automation
Combine workflows, configuration, and integrations to automate repetitive tasks.
Reduce costs and manual effort.
Improve reliability by removing human error.
Free up teams to focus on building features.
Comparison of Engineering Approaches for building Cloud Platforms
How cloud platforms are built is an important consideration for your digital transformation.
Shared Service vs. Inner Source vs. Platform Engineering
Everything from the skillsets needed to the overall headcount are a consideration of the approach.
Approach | Shared Service | Inner Source | Platform Engineering |
Ownership | Central team manages everything | Individual teams manage their own setups | Central team builds self-service tools |
Speed | Slower (bottlenecks) | Faster but inconsistent | Fast and scalable |
Standardization | High but rigid | Variable | High and flexible |
Developer Autonomy | Low | High | Balanced |
Governance | Central enforcement | Ad-hoc | Embedded by design |
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Why Partner with StackTrack
Building a cloud platform is more than just technology — it’s about enabling your teams to work smarter, faster, and more securely.
What we deliver:
70% faster deployments through automation and standardization.
Built-in compliance and governance controls.
Reduced cloud spend through optimization and housekeeping.
Improved developer experience and productivity.
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