Configuration Drift Detection and Remediation Workflow

Automated Compliance Through Continuous Discovery

flowchart LR subgraph S1["🔭 Automated Discovery System"] A([🔄 Continuous\nDiscovery Running]) -->|"Change event\ndetected"| B[⚠️ Detect\nInfrastructure Change] end subgraph S2["📊 IT Management Graph"] C[🔗 Update Graph with\nDiscovered State] -->|"State stored"| D[(📦 Current\nState Graph)] end subgraph S3["🔍 Drift Detection Engine"] E[📋 Fetch Approved\nBaseline Config] -->|"Baseline loaded"| F[(📄 Baseline\nState Graph)] D -->|"Actual state"| G F -->|"Expected state"| G[⚖️ Compare Current\nvs. Baseline] G -->|""| H{❓ Drift\nDetected?} H -->|"No drift found"| I([✅ No Action\nRequired]) H -->|"Drift found"| J[🌡️ Calculate\nDrift Severity] end subgraph S4["🛡️ Alerting & Remediation"] K[🔔 Generate\nDrift Alert] --> L{⚙️ Auto-Remediation\nEnabled?} L -->|"Auto-fix enabled"| M[🤖 Execute\nAuto-Remediation] L -->|"Manual required"| N[👤 Notify On-Call\nEngineer] M --> O[📝 Log Drift\nIncident] N --> O O --> P[📂 Update Baseline\nif Approved] P --> Q([🏁 Drift\nRemediated]) end B -->|"Graph update event"| C D -->|"Trigger drift check"| E J -->|"Drift details"| K I -.->|"Continue monitoring"| A Q -.->|"Resume monitoring"| A P -.->|"Baseline updated"| F style S1 fill:#E3F2FD,stroke:#90CAF9 style S2 fill:#FFF9E6,stroke:#FFE082 style S3 fill:#FFE0B2,stroke:#FFCC80 style S4 fill:#E8F5E9,stroke:#A5D6A7 style H fill:#FFF59D,stroke:#F9A825 style L fill:#FFF59D,stroke:#F9A825 style I fill:#81C784,color:#fff style Q fill:#66BB6A,color:#fff
1,247
Drift Checks Today
23
Drifts Detected
18
Auto-Remediated
5
Manual Interventions
22s
Avg Detection Time
Severity: Informational Warning High Critical