Use Cases
See how different teams use ops0 to solve real infrastructure challenges.
Scenario 1: From ClickOps to Infrastructure as Code
Discovery + Import
Find existing resources and bring them under Terraform management
The Challenge
A fast-growing startup has 200+ AWS resources created through the console over two years. They need to:
Bring resources under version control
Enable reproducible deployments
Meet compliance requirements for SOC 2
How ops0 Helps
1Discovery Scan - ops0 scans AWS and identifies all unmanaged resources
2Code Creation - Automatically creates Terraform for each resource
3State Import - Imports resources into Terraform state without recreation
4Ongoing Management - All future changes go through IaC with audit trail
Result
Before
No visibility into changes
After
Complete audit trail
Before
2+ hours to set up env
After
15 minutes with Terraform
Scenario 2: Platform Team Self-Service
Developer Self-Service
Let developers provision infrastructure with guardrails
The Challenge
A platform team supports 50 developers across 10 product teams. Developers constantly request:
New AWS environments
Kubernetes namespaces
Database instances
S3 buckets
The platform team is a bottleneck, handling tickets manually.
How ops0 Helps
Templated Projects
Platform team creates approved Terraform modules. Developers use them through ops0 without writing code.
Policy Guardrails
OPA policies ensure all infrastructure meets security standards automatically.
Approval Workflows
Production changes require platform team approval. Dev/staging deploy instantly.
Cost Controls
Policies block expensive resource types. Cost estimation shows impact before deploy.
Result
10 min
Provision time
90%
Less tickets
0
Policy violations
High
Dev satisfaction
Scenario 3: Kubernetes Incident Response
AI-Powered Troubleshooting
Detect, analyze, and resolve incidents faster
The Challenge
An SRE team manages 15 Kubernetes clusters across three cloud providers. When pods crash:
It takes 20+ minutes to identify the root cause
Logs are scattered across multiple tools
Junior engineers struggle with complex debugging
On-call rotation is stressful
How ops0 Helps
1Automatic Detection - Hive agent detects CrashLoopBackOff, OOM, ImagePull failures instantly
2AI Analysis - ops0 analyzes logs, events, and resource configs to identify root cause
3Suggested Fixes - AI provides specific remediation steps with commands to run
4One-Click Actions - Apply fixes directly from ops0 without switching tools
Example Incident Flow
10:15:03
Pod "api-server-7d9f8" enters CrashLoopBackOff
10:15:05 - ops0 analyzes:
• Reads pod logs: "FATAL: database connection timeout"
• Checks events: Pod restarted 5 times in 2 minutes
• Examines config: DATABASE_URL points to db.internal:5432
• Queries cluster: No pods matching "db.internal" found
10:15:08 - AI Summary:
"The api-server pod is crashing because it cannot connect to the database at db.internal:5432. The database service doesn't exist in this namespace."
Suggested: Update DATABASE_URL to postgres.default.svc.cluster.local:5432
Result
3 min
Time to identify
12 min
Time to resolve
85%
Less escalations
Low
On-call stress
Scenario 4: Multi-Cloud Compliance
Unified Policy Enforcement
Enforce security standards across AWS, GCP, and Azure
The Challenge
An enterprise runs workloads across AWS, GCP, and Azure. They need to:
Ensure all resources meet security baselines
Create compliance reports for auditors
Prevent non-compliant deployments
Track remediation of violations
How ops0 Helps
Unified Policy Engine
Write policies once, enforce across all clouds. OPA/Rego with AI-assisted creation.
Pre-Deployment Checks
Every deployment is validated. Non-compliant changes blocked before they reach production.
Compliance Dashboard
Real-time view of compliance status. Filter by framework, cloud, or team.
Audit Reports
Create reports mapping controls to resources. Evidence collection for auditors.
Example Policies
Encryption at Rest
All storage must have encryption enabled
Network Security
No 0.0.0.0/0 on SSH ports
Resource Tagging
owner, environment, cost-center required
Data Residency
EU data stays in eu-west regions
Result
1 hr
Audit report
0
Non-compliant in prod
Real-time
Violation detection
0
Audit findings
Scenario 5: GitOps for Terraform
PR-Based Infrastructure
All changes through Git with automated plan, apply, and drift detection
The Challenge
A team wants to implement GitOps for infrastructure:
All changes must go through pull requests
Terraform plans should appear as PR comments
Merging to main should trigger deployment
Manual console changes should be detected
How ops0 Helps
Developer creates PR
ops0 GitHub Integration
• Runs terraform plan
• Posts plan as PR comment
• Runs policy checks
• Shows cost estimation
Team reviews and merges PR
ops0 Workflow triggers
• Runs terraform apply
• Updates state
• Posts result to Slack
Drift Detection
Daily at 6 AM
• Compares Terraform state to cloud
• Identifies manual changes
• Creates issue/notification
• Optionally auto-remediate
Result
All via PR
Plan comments
Auto deploy
Drift detection