Towards an Integration Methodology for Multi-Cloud Application Management Platforms

Most organisations follow an open-source strategy when developing software products like cloud platforms. However, integrating various software pieces in a wrong way can lead to generating platforms that do not feature suitable non-functional properties and easily scale to handle an increase in customer base. Such platforms would thus not properly face the fierce competition in the cloud world. This paper proposes a novel methodology for selecting the best possible integration method and strategy for cloud platforms which enables addressing the previous challenges and producing platforms that can go beyond current competition. This methodology relies on investigating the current open-source platform components to be integrated and selecting the right integration method and strategy that leads to the best possible integration result by still keeping the integration effort to the minimum possible. This paper demonstrates its application on the MELODIC multi-cloud management platform, currently uptaken in the cloud market.