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Addressing Highly Dynamic Changes in Service-Oriented Systems: Towards Agile Evolution and Adaptation

Addressing Highly Dynamic Changes in Service-Oriented Systems: Towards Agile Evolution and Adaptation

Andreas Metzger, Elisabetta Di Nitto
ISBN13: 9781466643017|ISBN10: 1466643013|EISBN13: 9781466643024
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4301-7.ch009
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Metzger, Andreas, and Elisabetta Di Nitto. "Addressing Highly Dynamic Changes in Service-Oriented Systems: Towards Agile Evolution and Adaptation." Software Design and Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 164-177. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4301-7.ch009

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Metzger, A. & Di Nitto, E. (2014). Addressing Highly Dynamic Changes in Service-Oriented Systems: Towards Agile Evolution and Adaptation. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Software Design and Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 164-177). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4301-7.ch009

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Metzger, Andreas, and Elisabetta Di Nitto. "Addressing Highly Dynamic Changes in Service-Oriented Systems: Towards Agile Evolution and Adaptation." In Software Design and Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 164-177. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4301-7.ch009

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Abstract

This chapter sets out to introduce relevant foundations concerning evolution and adaptation of service-oriented systems. It starts by sketching the historical development of software systems from monolithic and mostly static applications to highly-dynamic, service-oriented systems. Then, it provides an overview and more thorough explanation of the various kinds of changes that may need to be faced by service-oriented systems. To understand how such changes could be addressed, the chapter introduces a reference service life-cycle model which distinguishes between evolution, viz. the manual modification of the specification and implementation of the system during design-time, and (self-)adaptation, viz. the autonomous modification of a service-oriented system during operation. Based on the discussion of the key activities prescribed by that life-cycle, the chapter elaborates on the need for agility in both adaptation and evolution of service-oriented systems.

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