# Why installing Argo CD didn't fix your deployments

DevFeed: [Why installing Argo CD didn't fix your deployments](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-installing-argo-cd-didn-t-fix-your-deployments-12275.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://platformengineering.org/blog/why-installing-argo-cd-didnt-fix-your-deployments>)

Author: Koray Oksay

Published: 2026-07-23T05:40:01Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Platform Engineering Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/platform-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [GitOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gitops.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>)

Tags: [argo-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/argo-cd.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [flux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flux.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [organizational](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organizational.md>), [production](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/production.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that installing Argo CD or Flux does not by itself make deployments safer, auditable, or self-service. GitOps exposes unresolved organizational questions about production ownership, approval authority, accountability, repository access, and operational responsibility. Successful GitOps adoption therefore depends on organizational design and clearly defined trust boundaries, not only on tooling.

## Source excerpt

GitOps tools like Argo CD won't solve underlying organizational issues. This article argues that GitOps is an organizational decision that exposes pre-existing ambiguity around ownership, production responsibility, and trust boundaries. Learn why clear organizational design is the true foundation for GitOps success.