Naveen Kulkarni

Web services have evolved from plain application-integration enablers to value-added stand-alone functionality providers such as getting a quote to a comprehensive business function like processing orders. Enterprises are exploiting this new revenue model by offering such business functions as services on usage basis. Information sharing instances such as Amazon's e-commerce services have helped in the creation of new powerful solutions using business functions as services. Why Do We Need Adaptation in Web Services? In the vision of e-business, it becomes important to address the dynamic nature of business environments. As third parties access more and more business functions, the richness of Web services offered should be adequately addressed. With Web services having to participate and cooperate in a networked system, they may need to frequently join or leave a pro... (more)

Exploring the Convergence of Service Management Paradigms in Enterprises

Enterprises have started to realize the value of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and have adopted it as a mainstream enterprise IT architecture. However it's important for enterprises to realize that SOA presents a significantly different business and technology adoption model from a management perspective. Business Service Management (BSM) is an approach to managing and making visible the impact of changes in business and IT. The IT infrastructure library is a framework for managing IT services. In this article we will explore the challenges in managing services in SOA and ... (more)