Model-based Requirements for Integrating Cloud Services
Iyad Zikra · DiVA (Stockholm University) · 2016
Cloud-based services provide an alternative to the in-house implementation of various types of functionality. Organizations rely on such services to minimize the need for long-term commitments and enhance scalability and ubiquitous access to the services. However, achieving complex tasks that require a combination of services is not well studied, despite the potential added value. This paper investigates the requirements encountered when integrating cloud-based services in the modern organization. The paper proposes a model-driven solution for capturing the requirements for integrating cloud-based services. The model is to be used within the larger context of the organizational design; modeling components used to describe requirements are related to other views of the organization. A prototype tool and an example business case are presented to illustrate how the requirements model can be elicited and designed. The models are capable of being transformed into an integration solution.