Platform engineering is the discipline of designing and building toolchains and workflows that enable self-service capabilities for software engineering organizations in the cloud-native era.

Platform Engineering

My flow chart goes like this:
• Is anyone buying what you’re building? 
• Is what you’re building providing a unique competitive advantage? 
• Can you not buy a solution that fits your needs?
If the answers are no, buy.
If any of the answers are yes, do the ROI math and build a business case, and build if you still think it’s worth your time.