# Use Cases Source: https://docs.ops0.com/docs/introduction/use-cases See how different teams use ops0 to solve real infrastructure challenges. [ClickOps to IaC](#clickops-to-iac) [Self-Service](#platform-self-service) [K8s Incidents](#k8s-incidents) [Compliance](#multi-cloud-compliance) [GitOps](#gitops-terraform) --- ## 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 1. **Discovery Scan** - ops0 scans AWS and identifies all unmanaged resources 2. **Code Creation** - Automatically creates Terraform for each resource 3. **State Import** - Imports resources into Terraform state without recreation 4. **Ongoing 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 1. **Automatic Detection** - ops0 agent detects CrashLoopBackOff, OOM, ImagePull failures instantly 2. **AI Analysis** - ops0 analyzes logs, events, and resource configs to identify root cause 3. **Suggested Fixes** - AI provides specific remediation steps with commands to run 4. **One-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 --- ## Next Steps [Quick Start Get started with ops0 in 5 minutes](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/getting-started) [How-To Guides Step-by-step guides for common tasks](https://docs.ops0.com/docs/how-to)