This tutorial presents a comprehensive service-oriented cloud computing solution development framework, which is a pragmatic approach to helping facilitate sustainable design and transformation practices in migrating conventional n-tier online systems to a service-oriented cloud computing paradigm. This holistic framework comprises three integral components: 1) Key Principles and Tenets; 2) Core Methodology and Models; and 3) Best Practices and Disciplines.

The Key Principles and Tenets part copes with the concerns of architecture abstraction, process standard, cross-application framework, and portfolio engineering. The Core Methodology and Models module comprises the Hybrid Enablement, Aggregation, Realization, and Transformation methodology, Enterprise Architecture Realignment model, Service and Industry Patterns, Service Identification, Discovery, and Ensemble method at the enterprise and domain levels, and Services Engineering and Architecting Method. The Best Practices and Disciplines constituent deals with the Reusable Enterprise System Platform & Extensible Component Technology (RESPECT), Service-Oriented Design Accelerator, Stack of Standards, and New and Emerging Technologies.

Real-world examples are provided during the discussion to illustrate the practical values of this overarching framework, resulting from numerous real-life industry projects and engagements.