Why cloud primitives quietly drain developer time

Cloud platforms, although designed to facilitate software development, often become a hidden burden on developers due to the intricate setup and maintenance of cloud primitives like CI pipelines and environment configurations. This initial setup phase, often consuming an entire sprint, does not add long-term value and becomes a recurring tax on productivity, as developers must constantly manage and adjust these systems. Upsun addresses these challenges by tying infrastructure directly to Git, allowing each branch to be a complete environment that mirrors production, thus eliminating bottlenecks and drift. It automates the creation and teardown of environments, enabling developers to focus on coding rather than infrastructure management. This approach provides instant production clones with real data, reduces waiting times for feedback, and simplifies management of services and scaling. By offering configuration stability, Upsun ensures that infrastructure definitions remain consistent over time, allowing teams to migrate without extensive rewrites, ultimately enabling faster delivery cycles and reducing the cognitive load on developers.