Pulumi's updates in the latter half of 2024 introduced significant enhancements across its cloud engineering platform, focusing on infrastructure as code (IaC) and integrations with major cloud providers. Noteworthy developments include the Pulumi Visual Studio Code Extension for improved IaC debugging, Pulumi EKS 3.0 with enhanced security and support for Amazon Linux 2023, and the Pulumi Kubernetes Operator 2.0 offering a scalable architecture and improved customization. Pulumi Insights 2.0 introduced a revamped Resource Explorer, while the platform expanded its ecosystem with compatibility for AWS CDK, Azure v6, and Google Cloud Provider v8.0.0. Pulumi Copilot saw enhancements like REST API integration and organization-level customization, while Pulumi ESC reached general availability with advanced secrets management and real-time notifications. Deployment enhancements included dependency caching and a Kubernetes-native agent, aiming to streamline and accelerate cloud resource management. Pulumi Cloud Console improvements focused on compliance visibility and performance, further solidifying Pulumi’s role in cloud engineering innovation.