Open AccessTHE BIS-GRID ENGINE: AN ORCHESTRATION AS A SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE
Author(s) -
André Höing,
Guido Scherp,
Stefan Gudenkauf
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
computing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2312-5381
pISSN - 1727-6209
DOI - 10.47839/ijc.8.3.690
Subject(s) - orchestration , cloud computing , workflow , computer science , service (business) , middleware (distributed applications) , grid , key (lock) , integration platform , grid computing , system integration , process management , distributed computing , operating system , database , business , art , musical , geometry , mathematics , marketing , visual arts
The need for information system integration is typical for many companies including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). But especially for SMEs, the costs to run a full-fledged integration platform in-house are beyond the available IT budget. This article describes the concept of Orchestration as a Service (OaaS), a specialization of the Platform as a Service (PaaS) paradigm in the Cloud (computing) world. The goal of this paradigm is to provide a workflow-based integration platform as a (Cloud) service focusing on so-called service orchestrations. We present the BIS-Grid Engine as a core middleware for an OaaS infrastructure including a discussion about how our solution addresses security requirements that are a key issue in Cloud technologies.