As with any software in computer application, the implementation of CI/CD pipeline has also so many challenges, but these challenges have also certain solutions to overcome this. The following topic will discuss the major seven challenges in the implementation of the CICD pipeline and their suitable remedial measures.

Top Seven CI/CD Pipeline Implementation Challenges and Solutions:

1)  Environment Challenges and Limited Resources

During the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, the main problem faced is the lack of resources to test the code by the software developers and testers of the software, so the chance of the tendency for the shared testing environment will be increased these cases. So when the shared testing experience continuously came to dominate the process, it will not be smooth with CI/CD implementation and this will also lead to many challenges in continuous deployment. Also, the bad or poor configuration of shared testing experiences will leads to the failure of the test deployments which causes underdevelopment in the implementation.

•  Solution: The only solution for this challenge faced is to create a well-dedicated testing atmosphere in the cloud. Various automation services like Crossvale have come up with a team for assisting in testing the challenges faced while implementation to solve this.

2)  Challenges based on Ownership

The code errors and bugs which sometimes cannot identify at the initial stages are one f another challenge faced while implementing the CI/CD pipeline. These bugs can result from the inn the breakdown of the pipeline. So this makes it difficult for implementation and it is hard to redirect tissue to the concerned teams.

•  Solution: The most preferable solution to this issue is to ensure that the code and test cases must be written is easily identifiable log in capacities and to decentralize that is to assign the ownership roles to various teams in each stage of implementation.

3)  Challenges on Coordination

Coordination is the main factor which is influencing the implementation of CI/CD. Lack of this coordination or poor communication in the team leads to a delay in the process. In the IT world, the delay means failure, and every work must be done at the mentioned time.

•  Solution: As we know the only solution for this is the proper coordination in the team which leads to accelerated delivery.

4)  Management of Cost and Resources

The implementation of CI/CD is very expensive and these expenses will again increase while considering the infrastructures, tools, and resources required while implementation.

•  Solution: This challenge cannot be overcome completely, but can decrease the cost to a limit through giving proper training and guidance to the team while implementation to speed up the overall process.

5)  Challenges in Integrating Security Tools

While implementing the CI/C pipeline, it must required automated and integrated security tools and the lack of these tools will fail in the implementation.

•  Solution: This challenge can be easily fixed by identifying the proper integrated security tools needed for the implementation of a particular CI/CD pipeline.

6)  Challenges in Implementation for Large Scale Products with Multiple CI/CD Pipelines

As usual, larger enterprises or companies, are managing very large projects and while handling this, if any failure occurs, it will be hard to identify the root cause for the error happened.

•  Solution: The common solution for this is to divide the large and complex projects into various teams in the organization so that they can find the cause for error in their own smaller modules.

7)  Testing and Optimization Continuously

Another commonly faced a challenge while the implementation is the tests poorly written and it is difficult to make feedback for this. This also will lead to the iterate development of the software. This sort of challenge faced is not the complete problem of the particular CI/CD pipeline, but carelessness from the side of the testing team.

•  Solution: This issue can be solved by providing large environments for testing and the team must be capable of consistently test the reliability of the application and scalability of the failed tests.