The digital world today is one cut-throat environment, especially when you stop at the doors marked ‘ecommerce’. These platforms are now more than just online shops where your customers walk in, select their choice of clothes and bounce off to a Cinderella ball in a strange castle. They’re now about experiences. And like any good experience, it should come seamlessly, or you’ll end up bleeding customers to your competition big time. So, you could be a budding entrepreneur.
"I always loved web development... working with eSports teams, and making websites," Nathan recalls, thinking back to a childhood filled with online adventures in a tech-savvy family.
As the technology landscape continues to rapidly evolve, creating a platform that introduces the correct abstractions for software development and delivery has become an increasingly compelling proposition. But the pivotal question remains: is building what’s known as an internal developer platform (IDP) or digital platform in-house the right move for your organization? The choice isn't merely technical; it's strategic.