@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ <h2>What is DevOps Not?</h2>
3131    the question “What is DevOps not?”</ p > 
3232
3333< p > There is no satisfying answer to that question. The term DevOps has become almost unfalsifiable, but this is quite by
34-     design. DevOps has unashamedly sought to break down the  silos that previously separated teams responsible for 
34+     design. DevOps has unashamedly sought to break down silos and absorb responsibilities  that previously separated teams
3535    creating and delivering technical solutions, while simultaneously building a culture of psychological safety to
36-     empower teams to deliver  creative solutions . The ideal DevOps team is self-sufficient, with the ability,
36+     encourage  creative problem solving . The ideal DevOps team is self-sufficient, with the ability,
3737    willingness, confidence, and responsibility to tackle any and every problem.</ p > 
3838
3939< p > But for every ideal DevOps team thriving on the responsibility to own their own destiny, there is another team slowly
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ <h2>What is Platform Engineering?</h2>
7474    implemented platform engineering. This one-to-many relationship between an IDP and the processes used by DevOps
7575    teams demonstrates that architectural decisions are centrally defined and can be implemented on demand.</ p > 
7676
77+ < p > 
78+     Common artifacts exposed by an IDP include:
79+ </ p > 
80+ < ul > 
81+     < li > Software project templates</ li > 
82+     < li > CI/CD pipelines templates</ li > 
83+     < li > IaC templates</ li > 
84+     < li > Scripts to configure local development environments</ li > 
85+     < li > Document and presentation templates</ li > 
86+     < li > Dashboard templates</ li > 
87+     < li > Checklists for starting new projects</ li > 
88+     < li > Reference architectures</ li > 
89+ </ ul > 
90+ 
7791< p > < i > I have spent literally years tweaking my workstation to streamline my workflows. I now have a nice collection of
7892    scripts, kernel settings, application customizations, and browser extensions to solve common problems and let me
7993    focus on useful work. This is a clear example of focusing on DevEx, but it is not an example of platform
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