Building Golden Paths: Standardizing Cloud Deployments
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Summary: Most standardization attempts die as pdf guidelines nobody opens; golden paths work because the standard way is also the easiest way. A golden path is a product, and adoption is its only real metric, since mandates create workarounds and good defaults create users. The predictable pitfalls: paths too rigid for real needs, and paths built once with no feedback loop.
Who should read it: platform teams tired of writing standards documents, and leads deciding between governance and enablement.