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Definition
Cloud development environments (CDEs) provide reproducible, secure remote workspaces for software development, replacing or augmenting local machine setups. gitpod (now ona) pioneered this category for 2 million developers.
Evolution to Agent Infrastructure
Ona’s pivot from Gitpod CDEs to agentic cloud execution reflects a broader shift: from human developers in cloud IDEs to AI agents operating in persistent cloud workspaces with customer-controlled security boundaries (2026-06-11-openai-codex-ona-acquisition).
Enterprise Requirements
- Credential scoping and audit logging
- Customer-controlled infrastructure and data residency
- Reproducible environments for long-running tasks
- Security boundaries for production agent deployment