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Runtime Reality vs
Desired State

How modern systems continuously compare desired infrastructure definitions against operational reality

Desired state

Version-controlled repositories define the intended configuration, security rules, and platform policy.

Runtime reality

Live telemetry reveals drift, scaling changes, and mutation that must be compared against the declared state.

Source of truth

Desired State

  • Git Repositories
  • Helm Charts
  • IaC Definitions
  • Security Policies
  • Versioned Configurations
Continuous comparison
Continuous
Runtime
Intelligence
Live drift

Runtime Reality

  • Configuration Drift
  • RBAC Changes
  • Runtime Mutation
  • Scaling Events
  • Dependency Drift