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European Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology,13(31),76-91, 2025
Excerpt
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines have become essential components of modern software development, enabling organizations to deliver features rapidly while maintaining quality. However, enterprise environments present unique challenges that can impede the effectiveness of traditional CI/CD implementations. These challenges include complex dependency management across multiple repositories, unpredictable build times, inconsistent environment configurations, and difficulty in prioritizing critical deployments [1]. … design. Their initial CI/CD infrastructure relied heavily on manual processes for dependency management and deployment scheduling, with minimal intelligence built into their pipeline orchestration. Critical Pain Points The organization faced several critical pain points that significantly impacted their delivery capabilities. Pipeline failures occurred frequently, particularly when changes affected multiple interconnected services. Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR) stretched into hours as teams struggled to identify root causes within
Related Pain Points
Frequent pipeline failures in interconnected services
8Pipeline failures occur frequently in enterprise environments when changes affect multiple interconnected services, stretching MTTR into hours.
Unpredictable build times in large CI/CD systems
7Large enterprise environments experience unpredictable build times due to complex dependencies and manual orchestration processes.
Automation Gaps Leave Manual Processes in Place
6Many organizations rely on manual processes at various pipeline stages including code reviews, deployment approvals, and testing. These automation gaps create significant delays in code integration and deployment, rendering CI/CD frameworks ineffective.
Time Constraints and Complexity Managing Dependency Security Updates
6Developers struggle with time constraints (cited by 26.2%) and difficulty keeping up with security updates and emerging threats (17.6%), while managing complex dependency trees. The complexity of dependency management itself poses a significant barrier.