ATLAS
Asset Lifecycle & Topology Authority System.
A governed source of truth for assets, runbooks, lifecycle and production readiness.
ATLAS
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External CMDBs
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Asset Normalization
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Lifecycle Model
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Runbook Binding
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Promotion Control
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Production Ready
What is ATLAS?
ATLAS is a governed asset model and lifecycle authority for hybrid infrastructure. It connects asset inventory, dependencies, runbooks, compliance state and promotion status into a single operational source of truth.
Problem
- Traditional CMDBs often contain outdated or incomplete asset records.
- Operational runbooks are rarely linked to the actual lifecycle of an asset.
- Production promotion often happens without validated operational readiness.
- Zombie assets remain in inventory long after they stop being useful or operable.
ATLAS Approach
- Normalize assets coming from external CMDBs such as ServiceNow.
- Bind assets to runbooks, dependencies and governance metadata.
- Track lifecycle and promotion state across dev, tst, acc and prd.
- Block production promotion when runbooks, validation or compliance are missing.
Architecture Overview
ATLAS acts as the operational source of truth for the ecosystem, ensuring that every asset is defined, governed, operationally executable and lifecycle-aware.
ASSET LIFECYCLE MODEL
Figure 1 — ATLAS Asset Lifecycle Model
Architecture Layers
Integration Layer
Connects to external inventory or service management platforms such as ServiceNow and other CMDB sources.
Asset Modeling Layer
Defines structured asset metadata including services, endpoints, dependencies, environments and ownership.
Operational Binding Layer
Associates assets with runbooks, observability sources, classifications and operational readiness controls.
Lifecycle & Promotion Layer
Controls asset progression through environments and blocks PRD promotion when runbooks, validation or compliance are incomplete.
Core Capabilities
Asset Source of Truth
ATLAS provides a governed and normalized model of infrastructure assets, services, microservices, endpoints and dependencies.
Runbook Binding
Every relevant asset can be linked to an executable operational runbook, enabling real readiness validation instead of static inventory records.
Zombie Prevention
Assets without lifecycle validation, runbooks or operational readiness controls cannot remain trusted as production-ready assets.
Roadmap
ATLAS evolves from a normalized asset model toward a governed lifecycle and production readiness authority.
v0.1 — Core asset model
Define structured asset metadata including name, description, microservices, endpoints, environment and ownership.
v0.2 — External CMDB integration
Connect ATLAS to external sources such as ServiceNow and normalize asset data into a consistent internal model.
v0.3 — Runbook binding model
Link assets to runbooks, classifications and operational validation status.
v0.4 — Lifecycle governance
Introduce lifecycle states such as draft, validated_in_acc, approved_for_prd, active, deprecated and retired.
v0.5 — Promotion control
Block production promotion for assets missing runbooks, compliance checks or acceptance validation.
AEGIS Ecosystem
ATLAS provides the asset and lifecycle foundation for the broader ecosystem.
ATLAS
Asset model, lifecycle control and production readiness authority.
DAEDALUS
Architecture automation, LLD generation and compliance validation.
AEGIS
Identity governance, policy enforcement and execution boundaries.
ARGOS
Operational execution, remediation, verification and audit.
Repository
Source Code
ATLAS repository: github.com/bcollantes/ATLAS-asset-lifecycle
Experimental project focused on asset modeling, lifecycle governance and operational readiness.