Control Cloud in 60 seconds: one live map of your clouds, checked before terraform planHow many consoles do you open to know what is actually running right now? Three clouds, an on-prem rack, and the Terraform state that was true last Tuesday. Control Cloud reads your clouds through the1d ago · 2 min readcontrolcloud.hashnode.dev
How to schedule OCI instance stop and start after hoursStopping OCI instances after hours has a native answer today: Resource Scheduler, an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure service that, according to its release notes, shipped on May 21, 2024. Before that, the5d ago · 6 min readcontrolcloud.hashnode.dev
Anatomy of a multi-cloud deploy that failsFriday, 6:10pm. The terraform plan says "12 to add, 3 to change, 1 to destroy". You read it, nothing looks odd. Apply. Green bar. You get up for a coffee and when you come back the alerts channel has Oct 23 · 5 min readcontrolcloud.hashnode.dev
BYO credentials: why your control plane should never ask for master keysYou sign up for a new tool to see your infrastructure in one place. First onboarding step: "Connect your cloud". And the form asks for the tenancy's admin API key. The master one. The one that can creOct 23 · 4 min readcontrolcloud.hashnode.dev
Operating windows in non-prod: governance with an audit log vs scattered cron scriptsThe arithmetic is easy: a QA environment that runs 24/7 but is only used from 9 to 7, Monday to Friday, is powered on three times longer than it needs to be. Shutting it down outside those hours can cOct 23 · 4 min readcontrolcloud.hashnode.dev
