Sarcouncil Journal of Engineering and Computer Sciences

Abstract: The rapid evolution of enterprise cloud infrastructure has fundamentally transformed IT operations, necessitating sophisticated automation strategies, platform engineering principles, and multi-cloud governance frameworks. This comprehensive review examines the convergence of infrastructure-as-code, platform engineering, AIOps, and emerging technologies in shaping contemporary enterprise cloud ecosystems. The transformation from traditional manual provisioning to AI-optimized, declarative infrastructure management represents a paradigm shift that enables organizations to achieve operational excellence, cost optimization, and enhanced security posture in distributed computing environments. Five critical innovations emerge as transformative forces: the evolution of Infrastructure-as-Code through serverless and AI-optimized templates, the integration of platform engineering with GitOps methodologies, the implementation of AI-driven operations for predictive and self-healing infrastructure, the development of comprehensive multi-cloud governance through policy-as-code frameworks, and the emergence of quantum-cloud and edge computing frontiers. These innovations collectively address fundamental challenges of agility, security, and compliance in distributed computing environments. The convergence demonstrates how advanced automation technologies, artificial intelligence integration, and distributed computing paradigms create synergistic effects that transform enterprise IT operations. Organizations implementing these integrated approaches achieve substantial improvements in deployment velocity, system reliability, cost management, and operational efficiency while positioning themselves for future technological disruptions.