> Markdown version of [/videos/679-reducing-cognitive-overload-through-platform-engineering?t=110](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/679-reducing-cognitive-overload-through-platform-engineering?t=110). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Reducing Cognitive Overload Through Platform Engineering

How did Vodafone cut time-to-production from months to under 20 minutes for 7,000 software engineers? By building a zero-touch engineering platform that eliminates cognitive overload.

- **Speakers:** Llywelyn Griffith-Swain
- **Event:** World Congress 2023
- **Published:** September 21, 2023
- **Duration:** 31:04
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/679-reducing-cognitive-overload-through-platform-engineering
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/285075448e528b74ef793edfd197f15d/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=112430ms

## Access

Playback and chapters for this video are available with a Free account.

## Related Moments

- [Summarizing the organizational benefits of platform engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/885-platform-engineering-vs-devops-why-not-both) (from "Platform Engineering vs. DevOps Why not both?")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/589452cf1731ef3312c84838c0562929/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=235265ms
- [Pivoting product strategy toward platform engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100122-how-agentic-devops-gave-us-dev-time-back) (from "How Agentic DevOps gave us Dev time back")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/4692a960d0b705969b9e8f41e7528992/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=82190ms
- [Architecting the platform with modern cloud and mobile technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/64-shared-mobility-for-everyone) (from "Shared mobility for everyone!")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/cbe837edb6cdc517937751337bc4f1e0/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=20195ms
- [Shifting focus from platform engineering to developer productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/884-forget-developer-platforms-think-developer-productivity) (from "Forget Developer Platforms, Think Developer Productivity!")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/7e8924e91a0483cf0cf8990eb6122764/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=108855ms
- [Scaling engineering teams using internal developer platforms](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100040-contract-testing-with-mcp-building-self-describing-self-testing-apis) (from "Contract Testing with MCP: Building Self-Describing, Self-Testing APIs")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/5e3ba97567601b70789735e1904dc764/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=242000ms
- [Defining platform engineering as a sociotechnical discipline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/885-platform-engineering-vs-devops-why-not-both) (from "Platform Engineering vs. DevOps Why not both?")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/589452cf1731ef3312c84838c0562929/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=235265ms

## Related Articles

- [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)
- [Building an Agentic Software Factory](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/796-building-an-agentic-software-factory)
- [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)
- [The CAMARA Project: How Telcos Collaborating Improves Developer Experience](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/671-the-camara-project-how-telcos-collaborating-improves-developer-experience)

## Related Jobs

- [Senior Platform Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4078833-senior-platform-engineer) at **Redcare Pharmacy**
- [Software Engineer, Platform Access L2](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4011903-software-engineer-platform-access-l2) at **Twilio**
- [Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4623664-senior-software-engineer-compute-platform) at **GitHub**
- [Software Engineer L3 Email](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4606626-software-engineer-l3-email) at **Twilio**
- [Software Development Engineer 1](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48592-software-development-engineer-1) at **WEX**
- [Software Development Engineer 1](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48593-software-development-engineer-1) at **WEX**