Charlotte Fleming

Platform teams are mostly responsible for getting changes to production safely. Builds, version control and deployment automation were the top features on platforms. Ephemeral environments was last, with teams with them running broader platforms. What do you think? octopus.com/publicat...

Why a team builds a platform may say how it’s doing. Teams building for developer productivity reported significantly better well-being. Automation, the top reason this year, leaned slightly the other way. Full report: octopus.com/publicat...

Automation is now the top reason teams adopt platforms, up from 33.3% in 2025 to 69.6% in 2026. AI is a likely factor, but we can’t say it’s the cause. What else do you think is driving this? Full report: octopus.com/publicat...

Our 2026 Future of Platform Engineering report is out! We asked platform practitioners if their platform delivers on its goals. Developers were more positive than platform engineers: 54.1% say most goals are delivered, just 8.1% say limited goals were delivered.

One of our survey respondents from our new report, summing up build-or-buy much better than I could: “Build what makes us unique, buy or adopt what’s standard, and always consider long-term cost and lock-in.” I wrote about what our data shows on this for The New Stack 🎉:

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... Watch: www.youtube.com/watc...

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: www.youtube.com/watc...

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.* *T&Cs: oc.to/socd-terms

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... *T&Cs: oc.to/socd-terms

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... *T&Cs: oc.to/socd-terms

🚀 How does your team deliver software, and is it working? We're running the 2026 State of CD survey to find out, plus swag, an Octopus course, or a voucher* as thanks. → oc.to/state-of-cd-su... *T&Cs: oc.to/socd-terms

We're running the 2026 State of Continuous Delivery survey, and there's swag, courses & vouchers up for grabs.* If you build, ship, or measure CI/CD, we'd love your input --> oc.to/state-of-cd-su... *T&Cs: oc.to/socd-terms

We're running the 2026 State of Continuous Delivery survey, and there's swag, courses & vouchers up for grabs.* If you build, ship, or measure CI/CD, we'd love your input --> oc.to/state-of-cd-su... *T&Cs: oc.to/socd-terms

74% of executives say AI is critical. Only 1% say their adoption is mature. That gap says a lot. Our 2026 AI Pulse Report explores the disconnect: youtube.com/shorts/U... Report - oc.to/publications/a...

73% of companies are hiring fewer juniors. If AI replaces entry-level roles, who becomes your next senior engineer? Our 2026 AI Pulse Report explores the talent pipeline risk. youtube.com/shorts/G... Report - oc.to/publications/a...

AI is good at simple coding tasks but struggles with complexity, multi-system integrations, edge cases, and nuanced architecture decisions. Our 2026 AI Pulse Report explores where AI hits its limits and why these boundaries matter. youtube.com/shorts/W... Report --> oc.to/publications/a...

AI is making code generation faster, but delivery isn’t keeping up. Our 2026 AI Pulse Report explores the growing gap between writing code and actually shipping it. Video here: youtube.com/shorts/i... Grab the report: oc.to/publications/a...

Junior developers use AI the most, especially for learning and debugging. But if AI handles the foundational learning experiences, how deep does the knowledge go? 👉 oc.to/publications/a...

44% of developers are frustrated with AI that's "almost right." 30% say debugging AI code takes longer. 13% feel less confident in their own abilities. AI speeds things up, but at what cost? 👉 oc.to/publications/a...

🚀 74% of execs see AI as critical, yet only 1% rate their org as "mature" in deployment. The gap between AI's promise and reality is real. Are you building the right foundation to scale AI value? 👉 AI Pulse Report: oc.to/publications/a...

AI excels at code generation, but developers want help with code review, compliance, and security. There's a gap between where AI is focused and where developers need support most. 👉 oc.to/publications/a...

Here is a key finding from the AI Pulse report: - 73% of organizations have reduced junior developer hiring over the past 2 years. The economic rationale? Seniors + AI = Seniors + Juniors But at what cost? Full report here 👉 oc.to/publications/a...

We have just released the AI Pulse report, focusing on AI capabilities, hiring trends, and what this could mean for software development. A key finding: - Top-performing organizations strengthen their underlying infrastructure before adopting AI tools. 👉Full report here:

🚀 We are working on the Future of Platform Engineering report, and would appreciate your participation in the survey: oc.to/platform-sur... Share your experience (~10 mins) and get a chance to win one of five $100 Amazon vouchers*! *Prize draw terms and conditions: octopus.com/lp/prize-dra...