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NOWADAYS, ORGANIZATIONS ARE INCREASINGLY RELYING ON THIRD PARTIES TO SUPPLY VITAL IT SERVICES, WITH THE COMMUNICATION BEING PREDOMINATELY CONDUCTED VIA THE INTERNET. THIS, HOWEVER, POTENTIALLY EXHIBITS SENSITIVE BUSINESS INFORMATION TO OUTSIDERS. IN THIS ARTICLE, WE SHOW WHICH UNDESIRED SIDE EFFECTS STATE-OFTHE ART COUNTER MEASURES MAY HAVE.
CURRENTLY THE REALIZATION OF SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) IMPLEMENTATION IN THE GERMAN BANKING INDUSTRY VARIES, WHEREAS SOME ARE IN THE ADOPTION PHASE AND SOME ARE ALREADY IN THE SOA OPERATION PHASE. THIS ARTICLE FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC IMPLICATIONS CONCERNING THE SOA READINESS AND THE SOA MATURITY OF GERMAN BANKS AS WELL AS THE ROLE OF SOA IN THE CONTEXT OF M&A SCENARIOS.
A RECENT SURVEY SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF DEDICATED GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURES IN BANKS. IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT NOVEL GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES, THE EXISTING IT ORGANIZATION HAS TO BE ADAPTED ACCORDINGLY. THIS REPORT PRESENTS ENHANCEMENTS OF CLASSICAL IT ORGANIZATIONS.
WHILE CLOUD MARKETS PROMISE UNLIMITED RESOURCE SUPPLIES, INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS MIGHT BE UNABLE TO OFFER SUFFICIENT PHYSICAL CAPACITY TO SERVE LARGE CUSTOMERS. A SOLUTION IS TO FORM CLOUD COLLABORATIONS, IN WHICH MULTIPLE CLOUD PROVIDERS UNITE FORCES IN ORDER TO CONJOINTLY OFFER CAPACITIES WITHIN CLOUD MARKETS. QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) AND SECURITY ASPECTS ARE THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS IN BUILDING SUCH COLLABORATIONS. THIS RESEARCH REPORT PRESENTS A CORRESPONDING OPTIMIZATION APPROACH FOR THE SELECTION OF COLLABORATIVE CLOUD PROVIDERS UNDER CONSIDERATION OF FULFILLMENT OF CLOUD USERS’ QOS AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.
OVER THE LAST DECADE, IT PROVISIONING VIA CLOUDS HAS BECOME A COMMON PRACTICE. MEANWHILE, COMPLEX SOFTWARE SERVICES WITH STRINGENT QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) REQUIREMENTS ARE DELIVERED BY CLOUD PROVIDERS OVER THE INTERNET. TO ACHIEVE A COST-EFFICIENT AND QOS-AWARE SERVICE PROVISIONING, THE SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE CLOUD RESOURCES IS A HIGHLY IMPORTANT TASK. IN THIS REPORT, WE OFFER CONCEPTS AND TOOLS TO SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR AN ACCELERATED RESOURCE SELECTION IN LARGE ENVIRONMENTS.
IN COMPARISON TO TRADITIONAL IT PARADIGMS, CLOUD COMPUTING ENABLES TO OBTAIN DESIRED COMPUTING RESOURCES ON-DEMAND WITHOUT REQUIRING LARGE, UPFRONT INVESTMENTS AND TO DYNAMICALLY ADAPT AND SCALE THESE RESOURCES TO VARYING BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS. HOWEVER, CLOUD COMPUTING IS NOT A PANACEA. THIS DRIVES THE NEED TO EXAMINE THE SPECIFIC REASONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOUD ADOPTION IN PRACTICE. HERE, WE FOLLOW AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO EXAMINE CLOUD ADOPTION BY CONDUCTING A LITERATURE SURVEY AND AN EMPIRICAL STUDY.
CLOUDS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING USED FOR THE DELIVERY OF COMPLEX SOFTWARE SERVICES WITH STRINGENT QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) DEMANDS. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE COST-EFFICIENT PROVISION THROUGH THE UNDERLYING INFRASTRUCTURE, A SUITABLE SELECTION OF CLOUD DATA CENTERS IS REQUIRED. THIS REPORT PRESENTS A CORRESPONDING OPTIMIZATION APPROACH, WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CLOUD SETTINGS.