FinOps Academy · Design Patterns

GitOps Delivery

Use version-controlled desired state and reconciliation for auditable deployment.

Objective: Make production changes reviewable, repeatable and recoverable.

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Elements

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Declarative configuration

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02

Protected repository

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03

Reconciliation controller

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04

Drift visibility

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Benefits

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Clear audit trail

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02

Repeatable rollback

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03

Environment consistency

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04

Reduced direct access

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Risks

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Secret leakage

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02

Controller over-privilege

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03

Unreviewed automation

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04

Repository compromise

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