Ownership

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Overview

Clear ownership is fundamental to maintaining a healthy software catalog. Whether you’re planning future development, responding to incidents, or managing costs, knowing exactly who is responsible for each component is crucial. Effective ownership tracking can:

• Reduce incident response times
• Improve resource allocation
• Strengthen accountability
• Enhance cross-team collaboration

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Managing Ownership

Tempest provides ownership management at two key levels:

• Resource Ownership: Resources can be assigned to specific owners who are responsible for their management and maintenance
• Project Ownership: Projects can be assigned owners who oversee the overall project and its resources

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Types of Owners

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Authors

Authors are automatically assigned when content is created in Tempest:

• Automatically tracked for all projects and recipes
• Maintains historical record of original creators
• Helps track provenance of infrastructure changes

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Teams

Teams provide organized ownership structures for projects and recipes:

• Collection of users with shared responsibilities
• Can be assigned to multiple projects and recipes
• Each team can designate a Team Lead
• Team Leads serve as primary points of contact
• Lead contact information is displayed in project details