6 Building a Software-Defined Engineering Platform

VitalSigns.online is a fictional healthcare tech startup based in North America. They offer various mobile and web services that help people track their health vitals and share this info with their doctors when paired with consumer electronic devices. Their web services have always been open to third-party developers and business partners, and they’re keen to keep and grow this feature. VitalSigns plans to roll out even more services in the coming years. They're focusing on building their tech as APIs, aiming to create individual health-data collection apps and combined experiences quickly. This approach is about providing doctors with better data and helping people achieve better health outcomes without frequent office visits.

6.1 Start Building Our Own Example Engineering Platform

6.2 Prerequisites to Getting Started

6.2.1 Developer Tools Selection Criteria

6.3 Infrastructure Pipeline Orchestration Practices

6.3.1 Test-Driven Development of Infrastructure Code

6.3.2 Static Code Analysis

6.3.3 Reusable Pipeline Code

6.3.4 Private Executors (Runners)

6.4 Cloud Administrative Identity

6.4.1 Service Accounts and Permissions

6.5 Summary