New Scalr Feature: Control Tower

For enterprises leveraging Scalr for their Terraform and OpenTofu operations, scalability often requires creating separate, isolated Scalr accounts for different business units, environments, or projects.

While isolation is vital for autonomy and security, it has historically made billing an administrative headache.

The days of decentralized billing management are over.

Scalr Control Tower, a new feature designed to put you, the account administrator, in control with unified billing across multiple Scalr accounts.

What is Scalr Control Tower?

Think of Scalr Control Tower as the central command center for your financial operations within Scalr. It allows an administrator to link multiple, independently-operating Scalr accounts—your Child Accounts—under a single, primary Parent Account for a consolidated billing structure.

This is important for organizations with decentralized teams and separate Scalr instances who need to maintain clear separation of duties while centralizing financial oversight.

Key Benefits of Scalr Control Tower

Scalr Control Tower simplifies your financial governance and offers significant benefits:

• Consolidated Billing: All usage charges are aggregated into one bill issued to the Parent Account, eliminating separate invoices. This reduces administrative overhead and simplifies expense tracking.
• Centralized Financial Visibility: Gain a clear, unified view of IaC usage across your entire organization. The Parent Account provides oversight into usage data across all linked Child Accounts, enabling you to track consumption and manage budgets more effectively.
• Decentralized Operations, Centralized Finance: Empower your business units and project teams to operate autonomously while adhering to a unified, top-level financial structure.
• Simple Onboarding: The process is straightforward: Parent Account sends an invitation; Child Account reviews and approves; and once validated, the Child Account's billing is seamlessly consolidated.

Summary

Your infrastructure is complex enough. Your billing shouldn't be. Scalr Control Tower is the next step in making Scalr the most scalable and manageable platform for all your Terraform and OpenTofu needs.

Ready to simplify your enterprise billing? Head over to the Scalr documentation to learn how to set up your Parent Account and start consolidating your billing today!

Learn More: Visit the Scalr Documentation on Control Tower for a step-by-step guide to setup and requirements.