Zachary Schneider ☁️
@discountelf.bsky.social
CTO Platform Engineering Labs. https://platform.engineering Formerly @Apple, @InstanaHQ, @Boundary. http://zps.io creator. Polkadot fan. Tech and Finance. Craft culture enthusiast, enjoying coffee in Traverse City.
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So far, digging the Alien Earth series.
August 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So far, digging the Alien Earth series.
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The waitlist for our new infra tool is OPEN! 🎉
Engineers who’ve seen the early version of it said: “Holy sh*t!”
We haven’t revealed to the public what it is yet, but let's just say you might want to start cleaning out your toolbox to make some room.
Join the waitlist: platform.engineering
Engineers who’ve seen the early version of it said: “Holy sh*t!”
We haven’t revealed to the public what it is yet, but let's just say you might want to start cleaning out your toolbox to make some room.
Join the waitlist: platform.engineering
August 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The waitlist for our new infra tool is OPEN! 🎉
Engineers who’ve seen the early version of it said: “Holy sh*t!”
We haven’t revealed to the public what it is yet, but let's just say you might want to start cleaning out your toolbox to make some room.
Join the waitlist: platform.engineering
Engineers who’ve seen the early version of it said: “Holy sh*t!”
We haven’t revealed to the public what it is yet, but let's just say you might want to start cleaning out your toolbox to make some room.
Join the waitlist: platform.engineering
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If this hit a little too close to home...
You’re not alone. We see you.
That’s why we’re building tools for platform engineers...
And the first one is launching really soon.
Curious what it is?
Follow us for updates.
youtu.be/rXPpkzdS-q4?...
You’re not alone. We see you.
That’s why we’re building tools for platform engineers...
And the first one is launching really soon.
Curious what it is?
Follow us for updates.
youtu.be/rXPpkzdS-q4?...
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If this hit a little too close to home...
You’re not alone. We see you.
That’s why we’re building tools for platform engineers...
And the first one is launching really soon.
Curious what it is?
Follow us for updates.
youtu.be/rXPpkzdS-q4?...
You’re not alone. We see you.
That’s why we’re building tools for platform engineers...
And the first one is launching really soon.
Curious what it is?
Follow us for updates.
youtu.be/rXPpkzdS-q4?...
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AI’s continuous memory will transform infra management. We need tools built for the AI era, not layered on outdated systems. ▶️ Watch our take.
—
P.S. We're harnessing AI to reimagine infrastructure management.
Launching soon. Stay tuned.
#DevOps #SRE #IaC #PlatformEngineering
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P.S. We're harnessing AI to reimagine infrastructure management.
Launching soon. Stay tuned.
#DevOps #SRE #IaC #PlatformEngineering
July 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
AI’s continuous memory will transform infra management. We need tools built for the AI era, not layered on outdated systems. ▶️ Watch our take.
—
P.S. We're harnessing AI to reimagine infrastructure management.
Launching soon. Stay tuned.
#DevOps #SRE #IaC #PlatformEngineering
—
P.S. We're harnessing AI to reimagine infrastructure management.
Launching soon. Stay tuned.
#DevOps #SRE #IaC #PlatformEngineering
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We made these stickers because they say what we believe.
A lot of people feel the same way. They’ve been asking for them since day one.
What we’re building is at least as cool as the stickers. But unlike the stickers, it actually solves the problem.
Follow us here. Launch is coming soon.
A lot of people feel the same way. They’ve been asking for them since day one.
What we’re building is at least as cool as the stickers. But unlike the stickers, it actually solves the problem.
Follow us here. Launch is coming soon.
July 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We made these stickers because they say what we believe.
A lot of people feel the same way. They’ve been asking for them since day one.
What we’re building is at least as cool as the stickers. But unlike the stickers, it actually solves the problem.
Follow us here. Launch is coming soon.
A lot of people feel the same way. They’ve been asking for them since day one.
What we’re building is at least as cool as the stickers. But unlike the stickers, it actually solves the problem.
Follow us here. Launch is coming soon.
Back from Munich, enjoying @mundosroastingco.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Back from Munich, enjoying @mundosroastingco.bsky.social
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Infra feels like guesswork. Tests pass. Then prod breaks.
We’re using property-based testing to go beyond examples. Define system rules, throw weird inputs at it, and catch what traditional tests miss.
Code + walkthrough here:
We’re using property-based testing to go beyond examples. Define system rules, throw weird inputs at it, and catch what traditional tests miss.
Code + walkthrough here:
Property Testing: Finding Bugs You Didn’t Know You Had
Finding the ‘Unfindable’: A Practical Guide to Surfacing Hidden Bugs with Property-Based Testing
blog.platform.engineering
June 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Infra feels like guesswork. Tests pass. Then prod breaks.
We’re using property-based testing to go beyond examples. Define system rules, throw weird inputs at it, and catch what traditional tests miss.
Code + walkthrough here:
We’re using property-based testing to go beyond examples. Define system rules, throw weird inputs at it, and catch what traditional tests miss.
Code + walkthrough here:
So excited right now!
github.com/apple/contai...
github.com/apple/contai...
GitHub - apple/container: A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It's written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon.
A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It's written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon. - GitHub - apple/container: A tool for cre...
github.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
So excited right now!
github.com/apple/contai...
github.com/apple/contai...
What have they done to my boy?
June 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
What have they done to my boy?
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Reading about Americans applying for British citizenship is smoking me. Gonna be a similar dynamic to when Orange County Guy moves to Idaho because CA is Too Damn Liberal & then suddenly finds out they’re looking at him like he’s the lib except in this case you just find out you’re unenlightened.
May 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Reading about Americans applying for British citizenship is smoking me. Gonna be a similar dynamic to when Orange County Guy moves to Idaho because CA is Too Damn Liberal & then suddenly finds out they’re looking at him like he’s the lib except in this case you just find out you’re unenlightened.
This world would be almost infinitely better if flies and mosquitoes ceased to exist.
May 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This world would be almost infinitely better if flies and mosquitoes ceased to exist.
Kids freaking out over low iPad battery is next level.
May 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Kids freaking out over low iPad battery is next level.
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PKL & KCL make configuration painless for every engineer, at any skill level. Combined with the right tools, they have the potential to solve the decades long lack of innovation in the space.
#iac #devops #infrastructure #platformengineering #plateng #sre
blog.platform.engineering/pkl-kcl-desc...
#iac #devops #infrastructure #platformengineering #plateng #sre
blog.platform.engineering/pkl-kcl-desc...
PKL & KCL : Describing Infrastructure with Graceful Comprehension
A New Generation of Configuration as Code
blog.platform.engineering
February 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
PKL & KCL make configuration painless for every engineer, at any skill level. Combined with the right tools, they have the potential to solve the decades long lack of innovation in the space.
#iac #devops #infrastructure #platformengineering #plateng #sre
blog.platform.engineering/pkl-kcl-desc...
#iac #devops #infrastructure #platformengineering #plateng #sre
blog.platform.engineering/pkl-kcl-desc...
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Did you know that #IaC state drift is a 100% tool made problem? Hear us talk about it.
#infrastructure #sre #platformengineering #devops #terraform
youtube.com/shorts/nwiGX...
#infrastructure #sre #platformengineering #devops #terraform
youtube.com/shorts/nwiGX...
IaC state drift is a 100% tool made problem.
YouTube video by Platform Engineering Labs
youtube.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Did you know that #IaC state drift is a 100% tool made problem? Hear us talk about it.
#infrastructure #sre #platformengineering #devops #terraform
youtube.com/shorts/nwiGX...
#infrastructure #sre #platformengineering #devops #terraform
youtube.com/shorts/nwiGX...
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Our first tees are here! Hello from Austin, TX, while working in a hotel room with 90F outside.
#platformengineering #austin #devops #startup #SXSW
#platformengineering #austin #devops #startup #SXSW
March 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Our first tees are here! Hello from Austin, TX, while working in a hotel room with 90F outside.
#platformengineering #austin #devops #startup #SXSW
#platformengineering #austin #devops #startup #SXSW
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You deserve better tools. Configurations from 15+ sources without your knowledge = complicated incident resolution & debugging. We think the future of Infrastructure management is explicit, automated, & intelligent.
Watch youtu.be/1w7Qt_5Mzy4?... and follow us at platform.engineering
#Terraform
Watch youtu.be/1w7Qt_5Mzy4?... and follow us at platform.engineering
#Terraform
Implicit vs Explicit Configuration
You deserve better tools. Your configuration might be coming from 15+ different sources—and you’d never know. Implicit configuration is a black box, making i...
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
You deserve better tools. Configurations from 15+ sources without your knowledge = complicated incident resolution & debugging. We think the future of Infrastructure management is explicit, automated, & intelligent.
Watch youtu.be/1w7Qt_5Mzy4?... and follow us at platform.engineering
#Terraform
Watch youtu.be/1w7Qt_5Mzy4?... and follow us at platform.engineering
#Terraform
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The admin can negotiate all they want, but they are still stuck with the simple dilemma that trade deals can't have all 3 things they promised to deliver:
1) strong near-term growth
2) manufacturing onshoring
3) meaningful revenue gains
1) strong near-term growth
2) manufacturing onshoring
3) meaningful revenue gains
May 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The admin can negotiate all they want, but they are still stuck with the simple dilemma that trade deals can't have all 3 things they promised to deliver:
1) strong near-term growth
2) manufacturing onshoring
3) meaningful revenue gains
1) strong near-term growth
2) manufacturing onshoring
3) meaningful revenue gains
It's pretty wild, I just complain on LinkedIn now, as if it is twitter, and I get the most engagement.
April 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It's pretty wild, I just complain on LinkedIn now, as if it is twitter, and I get the most engagement.
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Watch this quick breakdown: youtu.be/NY5pDRuPHHs?...
The real cost of IaC
Think IaC is cheap? Here's what it's really costing you…Even when you don’t pay for a license, you still pay in other ways: expertise, time, lock-in, and tea...
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Watch this quick breakdown: youtu.be/NY5pDRuPHHs?...
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Think IaC is cheap? Here's what it's really costing you…
Even when you don’t pay for a license, you pay in other ways: expertise, time, lock-in, and team energy.
Our founder, Pavlo Baron, breaks it down in two minutes - watch the video.
Link in thread.
#IaC #Terraform #PlatformEngineering
Even when you don’t pay for a license, you pay in other ways: expertise, time, lock-in, and team energy.
Our founder, Pavlo Baron, breaks it down in two minutes - watch the video.
Link in thread.
#IaC #Terraform #PlatformEngineering
April 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Think IaC is cheap? Here's what it's really costing you…
Even when you don’t pay for a license, you pay in other ways: expertise, time, lock-in, and team energy.
Our founder, Pavlo Baron, breaks it down in two minutes - watch the video.
Link in thread.
#IaC #Terraform #PlatformEngineering
Even when you don’t pay for a license, you pay in other ways: expertise, time, lock-in, and team energy.
Our founder, Pavlo Baron, breaks it down in two minutes - watch the video.
Link in thread.
#IaC #Terraform #PlatformEngineering
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if you are in your forties, you are in your freshman year of Old
April 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
if you are in your forties, you are in your freshman year of Old
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$160M raised. No enshittification.
Tailscale CEO @apenwarr and CSO David Carney break down our Series C, accidental fundraising, and why we’re still just making the product better.
🎥 Watch the full chat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Ca...
Tailscale CEO @apenwarr and CSO David Carney break down our Series C, accidental fundraising, and why we’re still just making the product better.
🎥 Watch the full chat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Ca...
April 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
$160M raised. No enshittification.
Tailscale CEO @apenwarr and CSO David Carney break down our Series C, accidental fundraising, and why we’re still just making the product better.
🎥 Watch the full chat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Ca...
Tailscale CEO @apenwarr and CSO David Carney break down our Series C, accidental fundraising, and why we’re still just making the product better.
🎥 Watch the full chat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Ca...
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GitOps: because manually clicking buttons was too risky but maintaining three different YAML files to do the same thing is somehow an improvement.
April 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
GitOps: because manually clicking buttons was too risky but maintaining three different YAML files to do the same thing is somehow an improvement.