Bridging Security And Performance: The Role Of Devops In Retail Cloud Compliance And Resilience
Keywords:
Cloud computing, Secure DevOps, organizational resilienceAbstract
The accelerating adoption of cloud computing across industries has been met with simultaneously expanding opportunities for innovation and mounting imperatives for security, compliance, and organizational resilience. Nowhere are these forces more salient than in the global retail sector, where complex supply chains, fluctuating demand, and real‑time customer interactions have rendered resilient cloud‑based operations not merely a competitive advantage but a strategic necessity. This research article advances a comprehensive theoretical synthesis and critical investigation of secure DevOps strategies in retail cloud environments, emphasizing compliance and organizational resilience. Anchored in the foundational work of Gangula (2025), and integrated with broader scholarship on cloud economics, cloud adoption, organizational agility, and resilience, the article elucidates the multi‑dimensional challenges and strategic responses that define current and emergent practices in secure cloud‑enabled retail operations. Specifically, the article explores the theoretical underpinnings of cloud computing adoption, the economic and organizational drivers shaping cloud strategies, the dual demands of security and regulatory compliance in retail cloud deployments, and the emergent role of secure DevOps as an integrative practice that reinforces resilience without compromising agility. The research draws on an extensive interdisciplinary review, synthesizing literature from information systems, organizational theory, and security governance to offer a nuanced and robust framework for understanding how secure DevOps principles can be operationalized within retail cloud settings to enhance both compliance and resilience outcomes. By critically engaging competing conceptualizations of cloud success, organizational agility, and security governance, this article contributes both to scholarly discourse and to actionable management insights for practitioners navigating the complexities of secure and resilient cloud adoption in retail contexts.
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