EcoData: Architecting Cross-Platform Software Ecosystem applications

Abstract

Software Ecosystems (SECOs) have been receiving an increasing amount of attention from both academia and industry. That could be explained by the open challenges pointed out by the Software Engineering community, as well as by the fact that many organizations adopt a more open and collaborative strategy to achieve innovation. While observing an evolution in the way platforms are used for developing applications, a specific type of SECO, which is centered on data, was identified: EcoData. It emerged in the “third model of computing platform”, recognized by industry as the confluence of new technologies such as Cloud Computing, Big Data and Analytics, Mobility and Social Business – CAMS. By reviewing the literature, non-functional requirements for EcoData applications were identified, but without a reference architecture (RA). While a RA would be useful for new solutions, the research’s goal is to provide a means for architecting and improving cross-platform SECO applications.