Jan 16
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If your developers wait days (or weeks) for infra, you don’t have a “developer problem” — you have a platform problem. Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) are the self-service layer that turns cloud + CI/CD + tooling chaos into standardised, secure, repeatable “golden paths”. In this quick explainer, you’ll learn what an IDP is, what it includes, why platform teams are building them, and which tools are leading the space (Backstage, Port, Cortex, Harness). CHAPTERS 00:00 The breakfast analogy (why this matters) 00:18 What an IDP actually is (simple definition) 00:40 Deploying a microservice: without vs with an IDP 01:04 Guardrails: speed WITH standards 01:29 Benefits: consistency, reliability, fewer config mistakes 02:00 What a good IDP includes (catalog, automation, portal, integrations) 02:28 Examples: Backstage, Port, Cortex, Harness 02:49 The real point: scaling DevOps expertise org-wide 03:11 When you should seriously consider an IDP 03:34 Wrap-up + what’s coming next LINKS Merge Ready (bespoke DevOps/Platform video content): https://merge-ready.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=idp_explained Backstage: https://backstage.io Port: https://www.port.io Cortex: https://cortex.io Harness: https://harness.io Comment: Are you building an IDP, buying one, or avoiding them entirely?