Your cluster is a graph: drift detection with Drasi and Cypher

This article discusses using Drasi, a reactive graph query tool, with Cypher to detect drift in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters managed via GitOps. It compares Drasi to traditional tools like Gatekeeper, Flux, and Prometheus, highlighting Drasi's ability to answer cross-resource relational questions about live cluster state. The author tested six compliance rules against a live cluster, finding only two worked unchanged. The article details why some rules failed (e.g., missing resource types in watch lists) and provides corrected queries, offering practical guidance for implementing drift detection with Drasi.