Glossary

Term	Meaning
GitOps	Operating model where Git defines desired state and a controller reconciles it
KSA	Kubernetes Service Account
GSA	Google Service Account
Workload Identity	GKE mechanism mapping KSA to GSA without static keys
OTEL	OpenTelemetry standard for traces, metrics, and logs
OTLP	OpenTelemetry protocol used to send telemetry
Capability	A cross-cutting platform concern spanning infrastructure and applications
Service Contract	Documented responsibilities between platform and service teams