Sarcouncil Journal of Engineering and Computer Sciences

Abstract: This scholarly examination explores prevalent anti-patterns in DevOps and cloud-native implementations that hinder organizations from realizing the full benefits of these transformative methodologies. The article identifies critical cultural and organizational obstacles, including tool-centricity over cultural transformation, siloed DevOps teams, communication breakdowns, and inadequate change management processes. In the cloud-native domain, problematic patterns emerge through lift-and-shift migrations without architectural reconsideration, premature microservice adoption, configuration management shortcomings, resource allocation inefficiencies, and infrastructure design flaws. Security challenges manifest as container vulnerabilities, secret management deficiencies, over-permissive access controls, compliance afterthoughts, and security debt accumulation. The article provides a structured framework for anti-pattern detection and remediation, balanced approaches to innovation and stability, organizational structure recommendations, security-first adoption strategies, and metrics for measuring progress. Visual frameworks supplement theoretical discussions, offering practical assessment tools for implementation in diverse organizational contexts.