Requirements Engineering for Service and Cloud Computing

ISBN-13: 9783319513096 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 320 str.

Muthu Ramachandran; Zaigham Mahmood

Opis

This authoritative text/reference describes the state of the art in requirements engineering for software systems for distributed computing. A particular focus is placed on integrated solutions, which take into account the requirements of scalability, flexibility, sustainability and operability for distributed environments. Topics and features: discusses the latest developments, tools, technologies and trends in software requirements engineering; reviews the relevant theoretical frameworks, practical approaches and methodologies for service requirements; examines the three key components of the requirements engineering process, namely requirements elicitation, requirements specification, and requirements validation and evaluation; presents detailed contributions from an international selection of highly reputed experts in the field; offers guidance on best practices, and suggests directions for further research in the area.

Recenzje

"This is an edited collection of papers, authored by experts from academia and industry, on the progress and update of requirements handling specific to the subfields of cloud computing and service. ... The content is well balanced between technical and introductory papers, which cover very technical aspects as well as details of the theory and good practical knowledge. ... I would recommend the book to academics, researchers, and professionals." (Computing Reviews, November, 2017)

Spis treści

Part I: Requirements Elicitation for Service and Cloud Computing

What We Say We Want and What We Really Need: Experiences on the Barriers to Communicate Information System Needs

Aapo Koski and Tommi Mikkonen

Cloud Dimensions for Requirements Specification

Ana Sofia Zalazar, Luciana Ballejos, and Sebastian Rodriguez

Analyzing Requirements Engineering for Cloud Computing

Ana Sofia Zalazar, Luciana Ballejos, and Sebastian Rodriguez

Classification of Non-Functional Requirements of Web Services from Multi-Perspective View

Maya Rathore and Ugrasen Suman

The Requirements Elicitation Approaches for Software-Defined Cloud Environments

Pethuru Raj, Parvathy Arulmozhi, and Nithya Chidambaram

Part II: Requirements Specification for Service and Cloud Computing

Formal Modelling of Enterprise Cloud Bus System: A High level Petri-Net Based Approach

Gitosree Khan, Sabnam Sengupta, Anirban Sarkar

Requirements to Services: A Model to Automate Service Discovery and Dynamic Choreography from Service Version Database

Swapan Bhattacharya, Ananya Kanjilal, Sabnam Sengupta, Jayeeta Chanda, and Dipankar Majumdar

Architecturally Significant Requirements Identification, Classification and Change Management for Multi-Tenant Cloud-Based Systems

Muhammad Aufeef Chauhan, and Christian W. Probst

Part III: Requirements Validation, Evaluation, and QoS for Service and Cloud Computing

Cyber Security Requirements Engineering

Christof Ebert

Appraisal and Analysis of Various Self-Adaptive Web Service Composition Approaches

Doaa H. Elsayed, Eman S. Nasr, Alaa El Din M. El Ghazali, and Mervat H. Gheith

Transition from Information Systems to Service-Oriented Logical Architectures: Formalizing Steps and Rules with QVT

Nuno Santos, Nuno Ferreira, and Ricardo J. Machado

Improving the QoS of a Composite Web Service by Pruning its Weak Partners

Kuljit Kaur Chahal, Navinderjit Kaur Kahlon, and Sukhleen Bindra Narang

Using Distributed Agile Patterns for Supporting the Requirements Engineering Process

Maryam Kausar and Adil Al-Yasiri

O autorze

Dr. Muthu Ramachandran is a Principal Lecturer in the School of Computing, Creative Technologies, and Engineering at Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Prof. Zaigham Mahmood is a Senior Technology Consultant at Debesis Education UK and an Associate Lecturer (Research) at the University of Derby, UK. He also holds positions as Foreign Professor at NUST and IIU in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Professor Extraordinaire at the North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa. Among his many publications are the Springer titles Connectivity Frameworks for Smart Devices, Data Science and Big Data Computing, Cloud Computing: Challenges, Limitations and R&D Solutions, Continued Rise of the Cloud, Cloud Computing: Methods and Practical Approaches, Software Engineering Frameworks for the Cloud Computing Paradigm, and Cloud Computing for Enterprise Architectures.

Blurb

This authoritative text/reference describes the state of the art in requirements engineering for software systems for distributed computing. A particular focus is placed on integrated solutions, which take into account the requirements of scalability, flexibility, sustainability and operability for distributed environments.

Topics and features:

• Discusses the latest developments, tools, technologies and trends in software requirements engineering
• Reviews the relevant theoretical frameworks, practical approaches and methodologies for service requirements
• Examines the three key components of the requirements engineering process, namely requirements elicitation, requirements specification, and requirements validation and evaluation
• Presents detailed contributions from an international selection of highly reputed experts in the field
• Offers guidance on best practices, and suggests directions for further research in the area

This illuminating volume is ideal for all researchers, lecturers and students wishing to enhance their knowledge of the technologies, methods and frameworks relevant to requirements engineering for distributed environments. Software engineers and project managers interested in adopting the latest approaches will also find this book a helpful and practical reference.

Dr. Muthu Ramachandran is a Principal Lecturer in the School of Computing, Creative Technologies, and Engineering at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Prof. Zaigham Mahmood is a Senior Technology Consultant at Debesis Education UK and an Associate Lecturer (Research) at the University of Derby, UK. He also holds positions as Foreign Professor at NUST and IIU in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Professor Extraordinaire at the North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa.