# Beyond the sync: Argo CD needs an Enterprise Control Plane

DevFeed: [Beyond the sync: Argo CD needs an Enterprise Control Plane](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/beyond-the-sync-argo-cd-needs-an-enterprise-control-plane-31419.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.harness.io/blog/beyond-the-sync-argo-cd-needs-an-enterprise-control-plane>)

Author: Eric Minick Sudarshan Purohit

Published: 2026-09-16T20:28:57.610955Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Harness Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/harness-blog.md>)

Topics: [argo-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/argo-cd.md>), [GitOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gitops.md>), [Orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/orchestration.md>), [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>), [Platform Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/platform-engineering.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [argo-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/argo-cd.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [gitops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gitops.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/orchestration.md>), [platform-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform-engineering.md>), [verification](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verification.md>)

## AI overview

This article argues that Argo CD's manifest synchronization is only one part of enterprise software delivery. It describes how scaling GitOps can create operational toil and Argo sprawl, and proposes an enterprise control plane with workflow orchestration, governance, and deployment verification.

## Source excerpt

Scaling GitOps? Argo CD is great for syncing manifests, but enterprise delivery requires workflow orchestration, governance, and AI verification. | Blog