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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.

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The challenge of fragmented software engineering stacks

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

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The onboarding friction of cross-team transitions

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

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Evaluating structural decision paths for new teams

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

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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.

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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.

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Integrating service catalogs with enterprise architecture tools

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

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Managing microservices sprawl with centralized service catalogs

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Structuring platforms to standardize complex engineering environments

Bastian Heilemann Bastian Heilemann +1 · World Congress 2025

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Centralizing API and product discoverability using Spotify Backstage

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Scaling engineering teams using internal developer platforms

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