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The dynamic network notation: harnessing network effects in PaaS-ecosystems

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Ulrich Scholten,

Christian ZirpinsAuthors Info & Claims

SIMPLEX '12: Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Workshop on Simplifying Complex Networks for Practitioners

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2184356.2184363

Published: 17 April 2012 Publication History

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Web applications complement the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) value by satisfying widespread and rapidly changing consumer requirements within limited time and budget. Successful PaaS providers excel in governing their market performance by leveraging complex network effects, which implicitly control PaaS-ecosystems. There is currently no methodically sound and easy to use tool available to business analysts and software engineers of PaaS-offerings that addresses challenges and opportunities in launching and governing such highly dynamic networks. In this paper, we capture network behavior through elements of complex system and control theory. Our dynamic network notation (DYNO) builds upon these theories. In more detail, DYNO models PaaS offerings with a focus on identifying and shaping network effects towards a sufficient user-base and an optimized portfolio of Web applications, all while maintaining a high quality of service.

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The dynamic network notation: harnessing network effects in PaaS-ecosystems
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Simulation theory
      1. Systems theory

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SIMPLEX '12: Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Workshop on Simplifying Complex Networks for Practitioners

April 2012

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ISBN:9781450312387

DOI:10.1145/2184356

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Pan Hui
Deutsche Telekom Laboratories/ TU Berlin, Germany
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Queen Mary University of London, UK
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Queen Mary University of London, UK
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King's College London, UK

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Arzoglou EElo TNikander P(2019)The Case of iOS and Android: Applying System Dynamics to Digital Business PlatformsComputational Science – ICCS 201910.1007/978-3-030-22750-0_43(499-506)Online publication date: 8-Jun-2019
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22750-0_43
Manikas K(2016)Supporting the Evolution of Research in Software Ecosystems: Reviewing the Empirical LiteratureSoftware Business10.1007/978-3-319-40515-5_5(63-78)Online publication date: 7-Jun-2016
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40515-5_5
Manikas KHansen K(2013)Software ecosystems - A systematic literature reviewJournal of Systems and Software10.1016/j.jss.2012.12.02686:5(1294-1306)Online publication date: 1-May-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.jss.2012.12.026

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