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Pulumi combines open source IaC with a managed platform that handles state, secrets, governance, and self-service. Infrastructure as Code (open source) - Define infrastructure in TypeScript, Python, Go, C#, Java, or YAML, using the libraries, IDEs, and test frameworks from your language. - Provision across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, and DigitalOcean, plus 150+ providers like Datadog, New Relic, and Cloudflare. - Build containers, serverless functions, VMs, or static sites, and ship them through your existing CI/CD pipelines. - Package reusable patterns as Components and Templates, published to a private registry with built-in documentation, search, and semantic versioning. - Convert existing Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM, Kubernetes YAML, and Helm charts to Pulumi without touching live infrastructure. Pulumi Cloud (managed platform) - Get automatic, secure state management with concurrent state locking, full history, and rollback. Or manage state yourself in AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, or the filesystem. - Pulumi ESC (Environments, Secrets & Configuration) centralizes configuration and secrets across environments, with native integrations for AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, GCP KMS, HashiCorp Vault, 1Password, and OIDC for short-lived credentials. - Pulumi Deployments orchestrates deployments through Git Push to Deploy, click-to-deploy, REST API, and remote automation. - Pulumi Insights searches and analyzes managed and unmanaged resources across every cloud using natural-language queries. - Pulumi CrossGuard enforces security, compliance, and cost rules with 150+ built-in policies and automatic remediation. - Identity and access cover SAML/SSO and SCIM with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Google Workspace, GitHub, and GitLab, alongside role-based access control, audit logging, and a programmable REST API with webhooks. 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