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Business Integration as a Service

Chang, V., Walters, R. and Wills, G. (2012) Business Integration as a Service. International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing, 2 (1). ISSN 2156-1834, eISSN 2156-1826 (In Press)

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Abstract

This paper presents Business Integration as a Service (BIaS) which enables connections between services operating in the Cloud. BIaS integrates different services and business activities to achieve a streamline process. We illustrate this integration using two services; Return on Investment (ROI) Measurement as a Service (RMaaS) and Risk Analysis as a Service (RAaaS) in two case studies at the University of Southampton and Vodafone/Apple. The University of Southampton case study demonstrates the cost-savings and the risk analysis achieved, so two services can work as a single service. The Vodafone/Apple case study illustrates statistical analysis and 3D Visualisation of expected revenue and associated risk. These two cases confirm the benefits of BIaS adoption, including cost reduction and improvements in efficiency and risk analysis. Implementation of BIaS in other organisations is also discussed. Important data arising from the integration of RMaaS and RAaaS are useful for management of University of Southampton and potential and current investors for Vodafone/Apple.

Item Type:Article
Creator/Authors:
Victor Chang
Robert Walters
Gary Wills
Keywords:Business Integration as a Service (BIaS); ROI Measurement as a Service (RMaaS); Risk Analysis as a Service (RAaaS); BIaS Case Studies
Research Group:Current ECS Groups > Electronic and Software Systems
Old ECS Groups > Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia
Old ECS Groups > Learning Societies Lab
ISSN:2156-1834, eISSN 2156-1826
Date:3 January 2012
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ID Code:23060
Last Modified:05 Feb 2012 21:56
Deposited On:12 Dec 2011 19:48 by Chang, Victor

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