Are Shared Service Platforms Too Restrictive?

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The belief that shared service platforms are too restrictive and inflexible is expected to be the top challenge facing platform teams, according to a report released Tuesday.

The perception has grown alongside increased acceptance of shared service platforms,  reported the study by Rafay Systems. While only 28% thought this was a challenge last year, it is the top expected challenge, cited by 44% of respondents, platform teams will face in the next year.

The study also indicated widespread adoption of platform engineering. Seventy-one percent of the participants in the survey said their organization has a platform engineering team, while another 20% have an unofficial group that acts as a central platform team.


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