COMPARISON

Independent Clocks vs Unified Time

One synchronized source beats a fleet of conflicting ones.

⚠ FRAGMENTED
  • ✕ Conflicting timestamps
  • ✕ Logs out of sequence
  • ✕ Difficult root-cause analysis
  • ✕ Duplicate time configuration
  • ✕ More external dependencies
  • ✕ Timezone confusion
  • ✕ Harder audit verification
Google NTP→Chrony→Linux Clock→All Components
✓ UNIFIED
  • ✓ One synchronized source
  • ✓ Consistent Malaysia Time
  • ✓ Correct event ordering
  • ✓ Simpler application architecture
  • ✓ No direct NTP calls from apps
  • ✓ Reliable cron and scheduling
  • ✓ Better audit trails