Platform

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A Platform provides a managed combination of infrastructure, software, services, interfaces, policies, controls, and operational capabilities that supports the execution, deployment, or management of applications and workloads.

A Platform may include computing, storage, networking, operating systems, runtime services, orchestration, security services, monitoring, identity services, configuration mechanisms, and management interfaces.

A Platform differs from infrastructure alone. Infrastructure supplies foundational resources, while a Platform organizes and exposes those resources through defined capabilities and operational mechanisms.

A Platform may operate within a Cloud Environment, On-Premises Environment, Hybrid Environment, or Air-Gapped Environment.

managed combination of infrastructure, software, services, interfaces, policies, controls, and operational capabilities that supports the execution, deployment, or management of applications and workloads

Generalized from systems architecture, platform engineering, cloud computing, and software infrastructure usage and specialized for the Crucible architecture and operational model.

A Platform may support one application, multiple applications, one organization, or multiple organizational domains.

The term does not prescribe a specific technology, provider, deployment model, or ownership arrangement.

A Kubernetes Platform combines compute instances, networking, storage, container orchestration, identity, monitoring, security controls, and management services to support deployed workloads.