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"For the past 25 years, software organizations have grappled with a persistent challenge: how to manage code, tools, and infrastructure that is shared across multiple teams. Centralized teams often fall short--offering clunky systems, ignoring user needs, and failing to deliver stability and reliability. Some organizations have tried the other extreme, but the result is too often chaos, with small teams drowning in complexity. A select few have cracked the code by embracing a different approach: platform engineering. These teams create robust, user-friendly platforms to tame the beast of complexity, deliver leverage, and increase application team productivity. This practical book guides engineers, managers, product managers, and leaders through the shifts that modern platform-led organizations require. You'll learn what platform engineering is--and isn't--and why it's becoming essential."--