Pulumi experienced significant growth and development over the past year, marked by a 15x increase in its customer base and the release of Pulumi 1.0, which introduced major improvements in quality and compatibility without breaking changes. The company expanded its global community through numerous events and workshops, while also launching a roadmap for Pulumi 2.0, focusing on productivity and security for enterprises. Notable advancements included the introduction of Pulumi Crosswalk for simplifying cloud infrastructure patterns, the preview of CrossGuard for policy as code, expanded language support with .NET, and enhanced identity and secrets management options. Pulumi also offered more state storage solutions, additional CI/CD integrations, and tools to ease adoption for teams transitioning from existing infrastructure, resulting in a robust framework supported by an extensive range of providers. The year 2019 was transformative for Pulumi, setting the stage for further growth and innovation in 2020.