Cloud computing projects: How Boeing, Trimble got PaaS going with SOA
November 6, 2013
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Jan Stafford.
In the early days of cloud computing projects, platform as a service (PaaS) was perceived as a way for dedicated providers to offer functionality on demand. Now, major enterprises look at using PaaS concepts to expand their core competencies, improve engagement with existing customers and provide new revenue streams. At the recent WSO2 Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, enterprise architects from the Boeing Co. and Trimble Navigation Ltd. elaborated on this vision. Boeing, for example, is using service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles behind a new PaaS platform. Called The Boeing Edge, the system promises to reshape the way Boeing connects with its customers in the airline business, said Jim Crabbe, senior product manager at Boeing.
PaaS enables a paradigm change, bringing continuous improvement in products and services that solve problems for its staff and customers, Crabbe said. "Just forklifting something into the cloud does not give you the most value. You need to architect your application for the cloud," he explained…
The Boeing Edge ties together Boeing information services for a variety of customer needs. Material services focus on delivering the right part at the right time. Fleet services focus on maintenance needs of airlines. The idea is to help airlines where all of the data from the airlines is integrated to help them make real-time decisions about revenue and passengers, ground operations, flight operations, and maintenance. For example, Boeing recently went to market with an iPad app to help line mechanics turn planes around faster. As a result, at the end of the year, they may get more runs off of each plane…
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