--- author: "Umesh Malik" canonical: "https://umesh-malik.com/blog/tag/platform-engineering" description: "Explore articles tagged with Platform Engineering by Umesh Malik — AI Engineer, LLM & GenAI Developer. Learn Platform Engineering best practices, practical tips, and in-depth guides." title: "Umesh Malik's Blog - Platform Engineering Articles | Platform Engineering Tutorials" tokens: 450 generator: "scripts/generate-page-markdown.mjs" --- [← Back to Blog](https://umesh-malik.com/blog) # Platform Engineering 3 articles [![The five feature-flagged phases of a zero-downtime datastore migration, from dual writes through shadow reads to cutover](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/zero-downtime-database-migration-dual-writes-cover.png) Web Engineering • Aug 16, 2026 ### Zero downtime database migration: 5 flags and a 17x P90 gap A zero downtime database migration is five feature-flagged phases, not a cutover. P95 said 4x slower, P90 said 17x, and the comparison code took a region down. 12 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/zero-downtime-database-migration-dual-writes) [![The four integration seams a cloud provider fills for Kubernetes, and what you must build yourself on bare metal](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/kubernetes-on-bare-metal-cloud-integrations-cover.png) Web Engineering • Aug 14, 2026 ### Kubernetes on bare metal: the 4 cloud integrations you must build Run Kubernetes on bare metal and four integrations become yours: node identity, LoadBalancer IPs, provisioning, storage. Oxide shipped three; one is blocked. 10 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/kubernetes-on-bare-metal-cloud-integrations) [![Diagram of a CI pipeline expressed as a Cloudflare Workflow: one cached install step fanning out to four parallel checks and joining into a deploy step](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/run-cicd-cloudflare-workflows-cover.png) AI Coding Agents & DX • Aug 6, 2026 ### Run CI/CD on Cloudflare Workflows: deploy in 18 lines, 33 free runs Run CI/CD on Cloudflare Workflows and a GitHub Actions YAML becomes 18 lines of TypeScript. Which meter bills first, and what private beta still blocks. 10 min read Read more →](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/run-cicd-cloudflare-workflows)