TY - JOUR
T1 - Agent-based organisational governance of services
AU - Brazier, F
AU - Dignum, V
AU - Huhns, M N
AU - Derksen, C
AU - Dignum, F
AU - Lessner, T
AU - Padget, Julian
AU - Quillinan, T
AU - Singh, M P
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The objective of service-oriented computing (SOC) is to construct software applications out of appropriate services available and executing in place anywhere across the Web. To achieve this objective requires that techniques for discovering and engaging services be developed and used across the lifetime of the service-based applications. Succeeding with SOC in this broader sense presupposes that additional techniques be developed for ensuring desired quality of service metrics and service-level agreements. The crucial aspect of using services is thus their governance. In this paper, we describe a conceptual modelling approach that integrates organisational and coordination theories to achieve contextualised service governance. The approach allows for the development and analysis of dynamic, flexible, and robust service-oriented business applications.
AB - The objective of service-oriented computing (SOC) is to construct software applications out of appropriate services available and executing in place anywhere across the Web. To achieve this objective requires that techniques for discovering and engaging services be developed and used across the lifetime of the service-based applications. Succeeding with SOC in this broader sense presupposes that additional techniques be developed for ensuring desired quality of service metrics and service-level agreements. The crucial aspect of using services is thus their governance. In this paper, we describe a conceptual modelling approach that integrates organisational and coordination theories to achieve contextualised service governance. The approach allows for the development and analysis of dynamic, flexible, and robust service-oriented business applications.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/mgs-2012-0187
U2 - 10.3233/mgs-2012-0187
DO - 10.3233/mgs-2012-0187
M3 - Article
SN - 1574-1702
VL - 8
SP - 3
EP - 18
JO - Multiagent and Grid Systems
JF - Multiagent and Grid Systems
IS - 1
ER -