From the CEO
Excellence Without Compromise: What’s Possible for Platform Teams in 2026 and Beyond
As we kick off 2026, I’m reflecting on what made last year significant for OpsWerks and for the platform, DevOps, and SRE teams we serve. I’m also excited about the opportunities that lie ahead to help other teams.
At A Glance
The numbers behind platform engineering’s moment:
80%
large organizations with platform engineering teams by 2026
45%
organizations with platform teams in 2022
$723.4B
public cloud spending predicted this year, up 21.5% from 2024
Why it matters: the infrastructure you’re managing is only getting more complex, more critical, and more demanding. The talent shortage isn’t easing. The operational burden isn’t shrinking.
The move: the path to sustainable excellence is clearer than ever: predictable pricing, aligned incentives, and functional services teams delivering your outcomes.
We refreshed our website. Published case studies showcasing real outcomes. Launched The OpsWerks Runtime newsletter. Grew our LinkedIn presence.
What mattered most:
But more importantly, we significantly expanded our footprint within existing teams.
This year’s theme for us is Up for Excellence and I’m super excited about what that means.
The Perfect Storm: Complexity, Skills Shortages, and the 24/7 Reality
The numbers tell a compelling story about why we’re excited about 2026 and beyond.
Platform engineering’s moment, and OpsWerks’ opportunity. Gartner forecasts that by 2026, 80% of large software engineering organizations will establish platform engineering teams up from 45% in 2022.
This isn’t hype; it’s recognition that modern software delivery requires dedicated infrastructure teams who treat platforms as products, not projects.
80%
large organizations with platform engineering teams by 2026
45%
organizations with platform teams in 2022
What a Decade of Partnership Teaches Us
We’ve delivered managed services that help them operate and support mission-critical systems at scale.
A decade
as the trusted partner to the world’s most demanding platform and infrastructure DevOps and SRE teams.
Our Managed Services Model
- Predictable pricing
- Aligned incentives
- Functional services teams delivering your outcomes
Not weekly timecards, random bodies or headcount.
2026: Bringing Excellence to More Teams
Our team is energized and ready. We’ve proven the model works at scale with the world’s most demanding infrastructure teams.
01
Developers who actually code instead of managing infrastructure
02
Fewer incidents, faster delivery, and predictable costs
03
Teams that don’t burn out
We’ve expanded significantly within existing customer organizations because the results speak for themselves.
Now we’re focused on identifying other platform, DevOps, and SRE teams facing the same impossible math; teams running business-critical systems where downtime isn’t an option, where hiring 10 engineers for 24/7 coverage isn’t realistic, and where excellence shouldn’t require heroics.
Excellence without compromise
If your platform powers mission-critical systems and your team deserves better than burnout and coverage gaps, let’s talk about what sustainable excellence looks like.
I’m optimistic about the year ahead. Our team has the experience, the energy, and the commitment to help more organizations operate at the highest level; without compromise.
Are you up for it?
Steve Kwan, Chief Executive Officer, OpsWerks
You define the outcomes
We own the delivery
OpsWerks owns 24/7 operations for platform and SRE teams, so your engineers spend their time on the work that moves the roadmap.
