From Hours To Minutes: The Evolution of Platform Engineerin... Adrien Gillard & Christophe Furmaniak
Adrien Gillard, Christophe Furmaniak
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 · Session
Adrien Gillard and Christophe Furmaniak from Decathlon presented an insightful talk at KubeCon EU, detailing the sports retailer's extensive journey in **platform engineering**. The presentation, titled "From Hours To Minutes," chronicles Decathlon's evolution from a highly decentralized organizational structure to a sophisticated, product-centric platform approach designed to streamline infrastructure provisioning and enhance developer experience. This transformation was driven by the need to support a vast ecosystem of 5,000 digital teammates, highlighting the critical role of a well-architected platform in achieving operational efficiency and fostering innovation at scale.
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Decathlon's journey in platform engineering, meticulously detailed in "From Hours To Minutes," offers a compelling case study in how a large enterprise successfully centralized and standardized its infrastructure provisioning. The presentation effectively demonstrates the critical role of platform engineering in mitigating significant business risks stemming from decentralized operations and inconsistent security practices. While not a security-specific talk, its narrative powerfully illustrates how embedding security controls directly into an "all-inclusive" platform, managed through…