Secure SAP Microservices and DevOps-Driven Continuous Integration Framework for Cloud-Based Enterprise Platforms
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15662/IJEETR.2023.0506022Keywords:
Secure SAP Microservices, DevOps Continuous Integration, Cloud-Based Enterprise Platforms, Enterprise Cybersecurity, Containerized Microservices Architecture, Continuous Deployment Pipelines, Identity and Access Management, Cloud-Native SAP Integration, Enterprise DevOps Automation, Scalable Enterprise SystemsAbstract
Modern enterprises increasingly rely on cloud-native technologies and SAP-based enterprise resource planning systems to manage large-scale business operations. As organizations adopt digital transformation strategies, integrating secure microservices architectures with DevOps-driven continuous integration frameworks has become essential for maintaining operational efficiency, scalability, and cybersecurity resilience. Traditional monolithic SAP deployments often struggle to support rapid innovation, secure system integration, and automated deployment pipelines required by modern enterprise platforms. This research proposes a secure SAP microservices and DevOps-driven continuous integration framework designed to enhance the scalability, reliability, and security of cloud-based enterprise platforms. The proposed architecture decomposes SAP services into modular microservices that can be independently developed, deployed, and managed through automated DevOps pipelines. Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) mechanisms enable automated testing, code validation, security scanning, and deployment orchestration across distributed cloud environments. The framework also incorporates security mechanisms including identity management, container security, encrypted communication protocols, and policy-driven access control systems.
Experimental evaluation demonstrates that the integration of microservices architecture with DevOps automation significantly improves enterprise deployment efficiency, reduces software delivery time, and enhances system security monitoring capabilities. The results confirm that organizations adopting the proposed framework can achieve improved scalability, faster application development cycles, and more resilient cloud-based enterprise systems.
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