Decoding IPaaS: Investigation of User Requirements for Integration Platforms as a Service

Thomas Neifer, Dennis Lawo, Paul Bossauer, Andreas Gadatsch

2021

Abstract

Due to ongoing digitalization, more and more cloud services are finding their way into companies. In this context, data integration from the various software solutions, which are provided both on-premise (local use or licensing for local use of software) and as a service, is of great importance. In this regard, Integration Platform as a Service (IPaaS) models aim to support companies as well as software providers in the context of data integration by providing connectors to enable data flow between different applications and systems and other integration services. Since previous research has mostly focused on technical or legal aspects of IPaaS, this article focuses on deriving integration practices and design-related barriers and drivers regarding the adoption of IPaaS. Therefore, we conducted 10 interviews with experts from different software as a services vendors. Our results show that the main factors regarding the adoption of IPaaS are the standardization of data models, the usability and variety of connectors provided, and the issues regarding data privacy, security, and transparency.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Neifer T., Lawo D., Bossauer P. and Gadatsch A. (2021). Decoding IPaaS: Investigation of User Requirements for Integration Platforms as a Service. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, ISBN 978-989-758-527-2, pages 47-55. DOI: 10.5220/0010626000470055

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ice-b21,
author={Thomas Neifer and Dennis Lawo and Paul Bossauer and Andreas Gadatsch},
title={Decoding IPaaS: Investigation of User Requirements for Integration Platforms as a Service},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B,},
year={2021},
pages={47-55},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010626000470055},
isbn={978-989-758-527-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B,
TI - Decoding IPaaS: Investigation of User Requirements for Integration Platforms as a Service
SN - 978-989-758-527-2
AU - Neifer T.
AU - Lawo D.
AU - Bossauer P.
AU - Gadatsch A.
PY - 2021
SP - 47
EP - 55
DO - 10.5220/0010626000470055