## What is platform engineering?

Inspired by the cross-functional cooperation promised by DevOps, platforms and platform engineering have emerged in enterprises as an explicit form of that cooperation. Platforms curate and present common capabilities, frameworks and experiences. In the context of this working group and related publications, the focus is on platforms that facilitate and accelerate the work of [internal users]({{< ref "/wgs/platforms/glossary#platform-users" >}}) such as product and application teams.

[**Platform engineering**]({{< ref "/wgs/platforms/glossary#platform-engineering" >}}) is the practice of planning and providing such computing platforms to developers and users and encompasses all parts of platforms and their capabilities — their people, processes, policies and technologies; as well as the desired business outcomes that drive them.

Please read the [CNCF Platforms White Paper](https://tag-app-delivery.cncf.io/whitepapers/platforms/) first for complete context.