@article{MAKHILLJEAS2018132117084,
    title = {Towards a Configurable Application Service Platform for
Micro e-Services Providers},
    journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences},
    volume = {13},
    number = {21},
    pages = {9141-9148},
    year = {2018},
    issn = {1816-949x},
    doi = {jeasci.2018.9141.9148},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2018.9141.9148},
    author = {Azubuike and},
    keywords = {PaaS,application platform as a service,software product line,cloud computing,adopt software,frame work and technique},
    abstract = {Application service platforms, also called application Platform-as a Service (aPaaS), comprise a set
of software and hardware components (databases, servers, network resources, integrated development
environment) that provide mechanisms for the development, deployment and management of end-user
application services in multiple business domains. The aim of this study is to propose a design of a
configurable aPaaS in a manner that is interactive and cost-effective, while optimal configurations can be
obtained from the aPaaS based on the complex multi-dimensional variability techniques used in software
product-line engineering. Our proposed approach integrates interactive preference articulation method for multi
objective optimization during platform configuration of a product-line-as-a-service platform. The proposed
PLaaSP is a viable framework that enables software product-line engineering technique to be consumed on demand
while providing micro e-services providers to adopt software product-line competencies, thereby
reducing the cost and steep learning curve of adopting software product-line practice.}
    }