Secure Devsecops Integration For Retail Cloud Resilience: Strategies, Challenges, And Theoretical Perspectives
Keywords:
DevSecOps, retail cloud, security complianceAbstract
The contemporary digital ecosystem is characterized by an accelerated adoption of cloud technologies, intricate software delivery pipelines, and acute security challenges spanning compliance, operational resilience, and systemic risk mitigation. This research article rigorously examines the theoretical and practical contours of integrating security within DevOps paradigms—coined as DevSecOps—in the context of retail cloud environments. Anchored in empirical and conceptual literature, the study illuminates the strategic imperatives of security automation, cultural transformation, architectural alignment, and governance mechanisms that collectively enable robust compliance and resilience. Drawing on the seminal work of Gangula (2025) that foregrounds strategies for secure DevOps in retail cloud contexts, this article expands the discourse by synthesizing multidisciplinary perspectives from software architecture, cloud-native security, continuous delivery, and microservices complexity. Through an exhaustive analysis, this research interrogates common challenges and enablers inherent in pervasive security integration, provides a nuanced exploration of monitoring and observability architectures, and situates compliance as both a regulatory and ethical imperative for retail enterprises. The article culminates in a deep theoretical discussion on emergent metrics, cultural paradigms, and future research pathways that together envision a resilient DevSecOps ecosystem capable of withstanding evolving cyber threats while maintaining competitive agility.
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