The Platform Fix Hello Reader— Your lead platform engineer books a two-week holiday. Your first thought: "Can we survive without them?" If the answer is "I don't know" or "probably not," you have what I call a Bus Factor of 1. One person gets hit by a bus (or finds a better job), and your platform collapses. I've tested this pattern across 47 enterprise platforms. 41 had a Bus Factor of 1 or 2. Most didn't realise it until that critical person resigned. The Bus Factor Reality Check Here are...