GitOps Without Variables - Separating Configuration Data from Update Code

Watch this 30-minute conference talk from CNCF that explores an innovative evolution of GitOps methodology that eliminates the need for variables and templates. Learn how to overcome the traditional GitOps dilemma between speed and safety when dealing with production issues, where developers must choose between time-consuming Git-based changes to complex Helm charts or risky live edits that create configuration drift. Discover a revolutionary approach that separates configuration data from update code by storing config as fully rendered plain YAML resources using a "Write Every Time" methodology. Explore how this solution enables bulk configuration queries and operations, allows quick runtime error fixes through Kubernetes dashboards, and provides bidirectional synchronization with clusters without relying on DRY templates, variables, inline conditionals, or loops. Gain insights into bridging the gap between ClickOps and GitOps to achieve both operational speed and configuration consistency in cloud-native environments.