Cloud-native applications and infrastructure have fundamentally transformed the way modern businesses operate. We are now faster, more agile, and more secure. To meet the growing demands of this new era, many organizations have adopted, and are adopting, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to efficiently provision the cloud-native infrastructure required for modern deployment practices.
While IaC has certainly improved how we build and scale, it also introduces new challenges—especially as we integrate AI, Copilots, and other tools that accelerate the pace of engineering. To gain a clearer understanding of IaC's impact, its strengths, and where it requires improvement, StackGen conducted a comprehensive survey of more than 300 executives, DevOps professionals, platform engineers, and developers.
The findings reveal that while IaC offers significant advantages, there are also areas of misalignment and opportunities for improvement. The data also shows that different teams see different values and advantages from using IaC.
In this inaugural report, we invite you to benchmark your organization against industry peers and assess where IaC is delivering value—and where enhancements are needed. As you consider your 2025 investment strategies, we believe this report illustrates key areas for focus and growth for every level of maturity.
At StackGen, our mission is to eliminate the complexity of IaC by auto-generating infrastructure directly from application code, with security, compliance, and reliability embedded by design. Teams can visualize IaC deployment architecture, drag and drop resources and enhance resource connections with guardrails and validate resources.