Chapter 3: Information Systems Strategy

SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)

It is a method in which the functions (i.e., software components) that are constructed and organized according to the service elements of a business process are made publicly available on a network and are linked together to construct an information system with superior expandability and adaptability.

ASP (Application Service Provider)

It is a service or a form of provision that provides application software over a network. It is a single tenant method that provides servers and databases for each user company.

Hosting service

It is a service in which a user (e.g., corporate or individual) rents a server that is owned by a communications vendor,

Housing service

It is a form of service where the network devices and servers that a user owns are installed for use in the communication facilities of a communications vendor.