Platform Engineering takes time. In our 2026 Future of Platform Engineering report, we found that 82.0% of platforms running for 3+ years are high performers, compared with 33.3% of more recent platforms. Links for more details below:

Report: octopus.com/publicat...
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We surveyed 379 platform practitioners for our 2026 Future of Platform Engineering report.

Optional platforms now make up the majority (54.1%), yet 62.2% of mandatory platforms are high performers vs. 27.5% of optional platforms.

Report: octopus.com/publicat...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watc...

Platform teams went from being responsible for 4 features in 2025 to 23 in 2026.

I talked to Sam Barlien, from Platform Engineering about this and other findings from The Future of Platform Engineering report: octopus.com/publicat...

Here is the full conversation:
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Researching what Continuous Delivery looks like in practice in 2026. If you work anywhere in CI/CD, share your experience (and pass it along!)

→ oc.to/state-of-cd-su...

As a thank you we have Octopus swag, free courses, or a vouchers up for grabs.*
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What does CD actually look like across the industry in 2026? We're running the State of CD survey to find out. Build, ship, or measure CI/CD?

We'd love your input, and please share with your colleagues too!
→ oc.to/state-of-cd-su...

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