Pulumi 3.0 marks a significant advancement for the Pulumi open-source project, introducing a comprehensive infrastructure as code platform that enhances cloud infrastructure management across various providers. The update introduces the Pulumi Automation API, which allows embedding Pulumi within applications using languages like Node.js, Python, Go, and .NET, thereby enabling new cloud infrastructure use cases such as self-service portals and custom CI/CD workflows. It also launches the Native Providers for Azure and Google Cloud, offering 100% platform coverage and consistent resource models, while Pulumi Packages and Multi-Language Components facilitate the use of reusable infrastructure components across different programming languages. Improvements to the Go and Python SDKs enhance developer productivity by simplifying APIs and improving build times, and the Pulumi Service now includes new dashboards, CI/CD integration tools, and enhanced security features. Overall, Pulumi 3.0 aims to provide cloud engineers with powerful tools and practices for maximizing the value of their cloud platforms.