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title: "Cloud Engineering"
url: "https://www.pulumi.com/dev/glossary/cloud-engineering/"
image: "https://www.pulumi.com/assets/og/dev/glossary/cloud-engineering.png"
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# Cloud Engineering

A software development methodology wherein application development and delivery
relies heavily on the use of cloud-based services and resources, rather than
in-house or on-prem services such as hosting.