Tag: platform-engineering

All the articles with the tag "platform-engineering".

• FinOps Is a Practice, Not a Hire

  6 Sep, 2026

  The bill goes up and the reflex is to hire a FinOps person or buy a cost platform. At most companies the fix is smaller and cheaper: account structure, enforced tags, and a monthly review with an owner who can say no.

• The First Hire Is the Expensive One

  27 Jul, 2026

  Lean platform teams run on trust until the day they need to grow. What hiring an SRE taught me about access, merit, and the tooling that betrays your ramp-up plan.