Thanks for the comment. Fair point about Kafka :), although there are good tools now when it comes to deploying Kafka easily (Strimzi, Confluent, etc.).

I like to think of Atlas as connective meshing for Argo which adds a reactive element. Atlas can connect tasks/tests, deployments, and automated stability under one standardized interface. It also adds a lot of automation, picking up feedback/changes at any point during the lifecycle and making changes based on it (rollback, progression, etc).