The challenge of evolving existing systems to service-oriented architectures

John Hutchinson; Gerald Kotonya; James Walkerdine; Peter Sawyer; Glen Dobson; Victor Onditi

doi:10.1109/INDIN.2007.4384871

The challenge of evolving existing systems to service-oriented architectures

John Hutchinson^*, Gerald Kotonya, James Walkerdine, Peter Sawyer, Glen Dobson, Victor Onditi

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Abstract

Software systems are an integral part of industrial processes at every level, from low-level production control to enterprise planning. The maintenance challenge presented by such systems is about finding an acceptable balance between risk involved in evolving the system and benefits offered by the update. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) promises to leverage software systems to become more efficient and responsive to change through service reuse and process agility. However, for existing systems, this compounds the maintenance problem as SOA represents a "paradigm-shift". It leaves business leaders facing a difficult problem: how to minimise the risk to their investment (existing software systems) and exploit the benefits of migrating a SOA. We describe a pragmatic strategy for addressing the problem and outline the significant challenges that remain.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	INDIN 2007 Conference Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	773-778
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	1424408644, 9781424408641
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2007.4384871
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2007
Event	INDIN 2007 - 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics - Vienna, Austria Duration: 23 Jun 2007 → 27 Jun 2007

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Name	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN)
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	1935-4576

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Conference	INDIN 2007 - 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	23/06/07 → 27/06/07

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Hutchinson, J., Kotonya, G., Walkerdine, J., Sawyer, P., Dobson, G., & Onditi, V. (2007). The challenge of evolving existing systems to service-oriented architectures. In INDIN 2007 Conference Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (pp. 773-778). Article 4384871 (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN); Vol. 2). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2007.4384871

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Hutchinson, J, Kotonya, G, Walkerdine, J, Sawyer, P, Dobson, G & Onditi, V 2007, The challenge of evolving existing systems to service-oriented architectures. in INDIN 2007 Conference Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics., 4384871, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), vol. 2, IEEE, pp. 773-778, INDIN 2007 - 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, Vienna, Austria, 23/06/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN.2007.4384871

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Hutchinson J, Kotonya G, Walkerdine J, Sawyer P, Dobson G, Onditi V. The challenge of evolving existing systems to service-oriented architectures. In INDIN 2007 Conference Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics. IEEE. 2007. p. 773-778. 4384871. (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN)). doi: 10.1109/INDIN.2007.4384871

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