Mention that clouds are built with control planes earlier

Signed-off-by: Nic Cope <nicc@rk0n.org>
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@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ tools you already use.
{{< hint "tip" >}}
**A control plane is software that controls other software.**
Control planes are a core cloud native pattern. The major cloud providers are
all built using control planes.
Control planes expose an API. You use the API to tell the control plane what
software it should configure and how - this is your _desired state_.
@ -28,9 +31,6 @@ create a load balancer, or create a GitHub repository.
The control plane configures your software, then monitors it throughout its
lifecycle. If your software ever _drifts_ from your desired state, the control
plane automatically corrects the drift.
Control planes are a core cloud native pattern. The major cloud providers are
all built using control planes.
{{< /hint >}}