The Cloud Admin's Path to Platform Engineering
Broadcom, Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
A practical guide for virtualization and cloud admins looking to move into platform engineering on VMware Cloud Foundation.
Written for vAdmins who keep infrastructure running while separate platform teams own developer portals, Git repos and roadmaps, this post argues that infrastructure admins should claim a seat at the platform table.
Drawing on work with enterprises adopting VMware Cloud Foundation, the author notes that platform teams often build on infrastructure the admins run, and recalls how admins reinvented themselves through vMotion, P2V migrations and the cloud management era.
Framing platform engineering as the next such shift, the post offers practical guidance on where virtualization skills fit in a platform engineering model.