In the last article in this Platform Engineering Pillars series, we explored how self-service infrastructure sets developers free from bottlenecks and dependency gates. By providing reusable infrastructure modules and intent-based configurations, platform teams dramatically reduce infrastructure friction. This sefl-service then powers faster deployments, increased autonomy, and fewer delays.

But infrastructure provisioning alone doesn’t ensure happy, productive developers. Even with efficient, streamlined infrastructure interactions, developers still battle daily hurdles: from inconsistent local dev setups and sluggish CI/CD pipelines to poor documentation and fragmented knowledge. These obstacles quietly chip away at momentum, reduce feature velocity, and increase operational overhead.

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Previous articles in this series explored platform engineering principles and how Infrastructure as Code creates a solid foundation. But there’s still an important challenge to address: the infrastructure provisioning process itself. Without proper modularity and a clear separation between intent and infrastructure details, things get messy—leading to friction, delays, and unnecessary complexity.

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We’re excited to share our latest addition to the Pulumi Ecosystem: the Pulumi ESC GitHub Action. This Action lets you inject secrets and configuration securely into your GitHub Actions workflows as they are needed, rather than storing them as static, long-lived secrets.

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Big news for infrastructure teams looking to migrate – we’ve just supercharged Pulumi’s Terraform conversion capabilities, making it easier than ever to modernize your infrastructure as code.

Pulumi already lets you use any Terraform/OpenTofu provider in your existing projects, and now we’ve taken it to the next level. With Pulumi CLI version 3.153.0 and above, you can now automatically convert ANY Terraform project to Pulumi and import its resources - even if it uses providers that don’t have native Pulumi equivalents!

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Provisioning is the first pillar of platform engineering. Without consistent infrastructure provisioning – the automated creation and management of the underlying cloud resources – the rest of the platform suffers. Self-service, governance, and streamlined developer workflows all depend on it. Ultimately, a self-service layer on top of your cloud infrastructure is the goal, enabling developers to quickly and safely provision the resources they need, while adhering to organizational best practices and policies. But before self-service, the foundation of a good IDP is a robust and reliable provisioning system.

By defining cloud resources as code and automating deployments, platform engineering teams ensure every environment – development, staging, and production – stays consistent and maintainable. This cuts down on configuration drift, reduces manual work, and supports auditable, collaborative workflows for every change.

Let’s explore how platform engineering teams can achieve this by version-controlling infrastructure, automating deployments, separating environments properly, and limiting console interventions. By applying these principles, teams can create a platform where developers can move fast without breaking things, and where infrastructure supports innovation rather than slowing it down.

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Software drives innovation. Development teams face pressure to ship features faster. But speed collides with infrastructure complexity. Developers struggle with cloud setups, juggle scattered tools, and wait on operations teams for resources. The result is friction and slower innovation.

This is where Platform Engineering comes in. It helps developers move faster by creating tools that actually work. A good internal platform lets teams self-serve infrastructure, find documentation, follow best practices, and focus on what they do best: writing useful software.

Building a platform isn’t about finding one perfect tool. It’s about assembling the right pieces, or pillars. These pillars define what every successful internal developer platform needs.

This series explores these key pillars of Platform Engineering, offering a practical guide to building platforms that remove barriers to developer speed. Each pillar addresses a specific challenge organizations face when scaling developer productivity. The first challenge is overcoming infrastructure chaos.

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Today marks an exciting milestone as we announce the General Availability (GA) release of the Pulumi Kubernetes Operator 2.0! This release builds upon the foundation we laid during the beta phase, delivering a production-ready solution that transforms how teams manage their cloud infrastructure.

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Managing secrets effectively is no longer a “nice-to-have”—it’s a must-have for any organization building and scaling applications in the cloud. Static, long-lived credentials like database passwords, API keys, and IAM user credentials are a major security vulnerability. They’re often overexposed, residing in source code, configuration files, or other easily accessible locations. Manual rotation processes are tedious, error-prone, and infrequent, leaving a wide window of opportunity for potential breaches. Today, we’re thrilled to announce a powerful new capability in Pulumi ESC that directly addresses this challenge: Rotated Secrets.

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One of Pulumi’s core Infrastructure as Code (IaC) features is the ability to model infrastructure using well-traveled, familiar general-purpose programming languages. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that Java, one of the world’s most popular programming languages, is now generally available in Pulumi. This release joins our existing first-class support for TypeScript, Python, Go, YAML, and C#, enabling Java developers to manage cloud infrastructure using the language they know and trust.

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We are excited to announce the Pulumi Puluminaries 2.0 Program. This is a fresh and revitalized way to celebrate and support Pulumi’s most passionate community members. Pulumi Puluminaries are individuals who demonstrate leadership in the Pulumi ecosystem by sharing best practices, creating valuable content, and helping fellow practitioners succeed.

Before we dive into what is new, we want to recognize and applaud the incredible achievements of our existing Pulumi Puluminaries. You can check out the great folks currently making a difference in our community on the Pulumi Puluminaries page. Their hard work and dedication have laid a strong foundation for what is next.

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