Ulysses’ Odyssey: Lessons for Platform Engineering sponsor-cncf,sponsored-post-contributed, Image from Bikolpo Chakma on Shutterstock. In Homer’s “Odyssey,” Ulysses embarks on a long and treacherous voyage home from Troy. His journey is one of courage, wit and endurance — facing storms, monsters and temptations at every turn. In today’s digital age, organizations pursuing platform engineering find themselves on a similarly epic journey. The destination?