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World Congress 2023 • Oct 6, 2023

Introducing a Digital Service Catalog for speed and scale

Bastian Heilemann , Akash Manjunath

Does changing projects in your enterprise feel like joining a completely different company? Discover how a digital service catalog eliminates tech stack fragmentation without stifling developer innovation.

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Setting the context for digital service catalogs

An overview of the presentation covering current organizational scenarios and toolsets like Spotify Backstage.

#2 about 2 min

The challenge of fragmented software engineering stacks

Multiple isolated teams independently choosing disparate programming languages and deployment infrastructure creates systemic chaos.

#3 about 1 min

The onboarding friction of cross-team transitions

Developers switching teams face significant upskilling delays due to a lack of company-wide technical standards.

#4 about 4 min

Evaluating structural decision paths for new teams

Engineering groups often blindly copy existing architecture, adopt bleeding-edge tools independently, or create undocumented hybrid stacks.

#5 about 3 min

Defining a balanced architecture for asset catalogs

A unified inventory of engineering assets provides a single pane of glass without dictating rigid, top-down technical structures.

#6 about 3 min

Mapping ecosystem relationships and skill exchange networks

Linking internal microservices with external integrations and fostering internal developer communities simplifies onboarding barriers.

#7 about 2 min

Administering decentralized metadata via code-based files

Development teams maintain metadata freshness using YAML configurations while relying on architecture platforms for broader planning.

#8 about 3 min

Structuring organizational entities using developer portal abstractions

Repositories, infrastructure dependencies, APIs, and organizational groups are defined clearly to guide technical domain models.

#9 about 3 min

Distributing administrative boundaries across platform components

Naming conventions and technical domains are mapped globally while component-level ownership and documentation stay with the engineers.

#10 about 3 min

Integrating service catalogs with enterprise architecture tools

The portal acts as a transparent supplement to existing architecture suites for strategic operational decision-making.

Matching moments

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Driving internal collaboration using a centralized service catalog

Kai Geißelhardt +1 · WWC 2022

1:21 min

Managing microservices sprawl with centralized service catalogs

Anu Bharadwaj Anu Bharadwaj · WWC 2023

6:10 min

Structuring platforms to standardize complex engineering environments

Bastian Heilemann Bastian Heilemann +1 · WWC 2025

7:38 min

Centralizing API and product discoverability using Spotify Backstage

Rasmus Hald Rasmus Hald · WWC 2025

3:57 min

Scaling engineering teams using internal developer platforms

Moataz Nabil Moataz Nabil · WWC Europe 2026

1:43 min

Directing architectural adoption with a centralized technology radar

Bruno Amaro Almeida · WWC 2022

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