Migrating to web services: A research framework. Paper presented at

Abstract: In this short discourse the forces driving continuous software migration in industry are identified and explained. It is pointed out that users have always been obliged to migrate their systems for both technical and business reasons. The latest migration wave to web services is being driven by both technical and business forces. Although it is particularly drastic, this latest migration can be seen as yet another phase in the continuous evolution of corporate IT systems, an evolution which shows no sign of slowing down. Five alternates to mastering this particular migration are defined and discussed. The paper ends with a proposed framework for research on the subject of migrating to web services