Software + Services (S+S)
The future is a combination of local software and Internet services interacting with one another. Software makes services better and services make software better. And by bringing together the best of both worlds, we maximize choice, flexibility and capabilities for our customers. We describe this evolutionary path in our industry as Software + Services.
In this web site, we will we looking at the architectural impact of building, running, consuming and monetizing S+S solutions.
Please look at the Related Links section for other S+S perspectives.
.gif) | Build, Run, Consume and Monetize Software + Services: an Architecture Perspective (Webcast)
Depending on whether you are a large enterprise, an ISV, a hosting company or trying to establish yourself as a trusted marketplace for software services, you will have a different perspective on S+S. This webcast walks the audience through the multiple actors found in an “S+S world” and introduces the main architectural challenges that each will face. |
| The Architecture Journal: Software + Services
Fat or thin client? Mobile or desktop? Local installation or Web application? Instead of choosing based on “or”, what if we could pick something using “and”? Why do our choices have to be constrained to one particular technology, when the best solution is often a mix of both? That’s the concept behind the theme of this issue of The Architecture Journal: Software + Services. |
What is your focus?
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Build S+S - Best practices on Single Instance Multi Tenancy
- LitwareHR v2: an S+S Reference Architecture
- Opinions on designing and implementing S+S
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Run S+S - Best Practices on Service Delivery Platforms
- Northwind Hosting: an SDP Concept Demo
- Opinions on Hosting S+S
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Consume S+S - Integration Architecture
- Composition Architecture
- Opinions on New Trends in Corporate IT
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Monetize S+S - Architecture patterns for creating dynamic S+S marketplace ecosystem
- Reference architecture for implementing application marketplaces
- Opinions on software licensing, monetization models and long tail software economy
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