Platform Accelerator
A production-grade developer platform installed in 8 weeks. Backstage for your service catalogue, Grafana + OpenTelemetry for observability, Kibana for log analytics — handed over with runbooks, training, and full ownership.
Outcomes
What you walk away with
The stack
Four tools, one coherent platform
Developer portal
Backstage
Centralised service catalogue, TechDocs, and self-service scaffolding templates.
Metrics & dashboards
Grafana
RED metrics, SLO burn-rate alerts, and business KPI overlays on one pane.
Distributed tracing
OpenTelemetry
Vendor-neutral instrumentation across services, linked to Grafana Tempo.
Log analytics
Kibana / ELK
Structured log ingestion, saved searches, and anomaly detection for on-call teams.
Delivery
Eight weeks, four phases
Weeks 1–2
Discovery & Baseline
- Audit current tooling, alerting, and on-call burden
- Map service catalogue gaps and onboarding friction
- Define success metrics: MTTR target, onboarding time SLA
Weeks 3–4
Backstage Portal
- Deploy Backstage with your GitHub/GitLab catalog
- Configure TechDocs for auto-generated service documentation
- Wire Software Templates for repo scaffolding
Weeks 5–6
Observability Stack
- OpenTelemetry instrumentation across key services
- Grafana dashboards: RED metrics + business KPIs
- Kibana log analytics with structured query templates
Weeks 7–8
Hardening & Handover
- Runbook integration and alert-to-playbook linking
- On-call simulation drill and MTTR measurement
- Team training and documented operating procedures
FAQ
Common questions
Do we need to be on Kubernetes?
No. We adapt the stack to your infrastructure — ECS, Cloud Run, bare EC2, or hybrid. Kubernetes helps but is not a prerequisite.
We already have Datadog / New Relic. Why switch?
We don't ask you to rip and replace. We layer OpenTelemetry as a vendor-neutral collection layer so you can route telemetry to existing tools and add Grafana for cost-efficient long-retention dashboards.
What happens after 8 weeks?
You own everything. We produce operating runbooks, train your team, and do a 30-day check-in call. Ongoing retainer available if you want us to iterate.
What team size is this designed for?
Typically 20–500 engineers. Below 20, the overhead isn't worth it. Above 500, contact us for a scaled version.
Ready to move in 8 weeks?
Not sure if this is the right fit? Start with a free engineering audit — we'll scope the engagement based on what we find.