Cloud Costs Analyst – AI-Powered Chat Interface for Cloud Spend Intelligence

This project is Phase 2 of the Cloud Costs Monitor platform. Where Phase 1 focused on automated data collection, anomaly detection, and scheduled reporting, Phase 2 adds a real-time conversational interface: users open a browser, type a question like “What did the team X spend on cloud Y last quarter?”, and the system autonomously writes and executes the SQL, verifies the numbers, and returns a grounded answer — all within seconds. ...

April 24, 2026 · 6 min · 1101 words · Dmitry Konovalov

Automating Oracle GoldenGate SSL Certificate Generation with PowerShell

Overview Managing SSL/TLS certificates for Oracle GoldenGate replication environments can be tedious and error-prone when done manually. I developed a PowerShell automation solution that streamlines the entire certificate generation process using Windows Active Directory Certificate Authority infrastructure. The Challenge Oracle GoldenGate requires SSL/TLS certificates for secure replication between database servers. The traditional approach involves: Manually creating certificate signing requests (CSRs) Submitting requests to the Certificate Authority Downloading and installing certificates Exporting private keys Converting formats between Windows and Linux Managing certificate inventory This manual process is: ...

November 7, 2025 · 14 min · 2967 words · Dmitry Konovalov