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orchestrator sprawl

/ˈɔːr.kɪ.streɪ.tər sprɔːl/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The state of having three tools to schedule jobs and a fourth, undocumented one to schedule the other three.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The accumulation of multiple, overlapping orchestration tools across an organization, each scheduling a subset of jobs with no single source of truth.

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See also

cron jobA line of asterisks on a server in the closet, quietly running the business since a tenure no one present can confirm.
orchestrationThe discipline of deciding which job runs first, now practiced by three tools that each believe they are in charge.
platform migrationRebuilding every pipeline on the new platform, then keeping the old one running for the four jobs nobody can find.
schedulerThe component that decides when work happens, currently outvoted by a cron entry no one will admit to writing.