For non-production workloads across the application lifecycle, using a static staging environment is inefficient. Typical issues stemming from idle cloud resources and environments include wasted spend, manual labor, configuration drift, human error, and security issues.
To cut down these unnecessary costs, remove bottlenecks, and expedite the application lifecycle, it’s time to turn to ephemeral environments.
Here we will provide a comprehensive definition of ephemeral environments, highlight their benefits and challenges, and provide best practices for implementing them efficiently and cost-effectively.
What are ephemeral environments and who uses them?
Also known as on-demand, dynamic, short-term, or sandbox environments, ephemeral environments are created and used only when needed. These temporary environments typically support cloud-native non-production workloads for staging, developing, testing, and demoing.
The short-lived nature of ephemeral environments is ideal for
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