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| <mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 11/02/2019 |
|---|---|
| <mark>Journal</mark> | IET Software |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | 14-24 |
| Publication Status | Published |
| Early online date | 12/12/18 |
| <mark>Original language</mark> | English |
Software as a Service reflects a ‘service-oriented’ approach to software development that is based on the notion of composing applications by discovering and invoking network-available services to accomplish some task. However, as more business organisations adopt service-oriented solutions and the demands on them grow, the problem of ensuring that the software systems can adapt fast and effectively to changing business needs, changes in their runtime environment and failures in provided services has become an increasingly important research problem. Dynamic adaptation has been proposed as a way to address the problem. However, for adaptation to be effective several other factors need to be considered. This study identifies the key factors that influence runtime adaptation in service-oriented systems (SOSs) and examines how well they are addressed in 29 adaptation approaches intended to support SOSs.