PA51D-02
Staying in the Light: Evaluating Sustainability Models for Brokering Software
Friday, 18 December 2015: 08:15
103 (Moscone South)
Lindsay A Powers, HDF Group, Champaign, IL, United States, Karl K Benedict, University of New Mexico Main Campus, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Mairi Best, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, Sue Fyfe, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, Australia, Clifford A Jacobs, Consultant, Washington, DC, United States, William K Michener, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Jay Pearlman, J&FE, Chief Scientist, Seattle, WA, United States, Andrew Turner, ESRI, Redlands, CA, United States, Stefano Nativi, CNR Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Prato, Italy and RDA Brokering Business Models Team
Abstract:
The Business Models Team of the Research Data Alliance Brokering Governance Working Group examined several support models proposed to promote the long-term sustainability of brokering middleware. The business model analysis includes examination of funding source, implementation frameworks and obstacles, and policy and legal considerations. The issue of sustainability is not unique to brokering software and these models may be relevant to many applications. Results of this comprehensive analysis highlight advantages and disadvantages of the various models in respect to the specific requirements for brokering services. We offer recommendations based on the outcomes of this analysis while recognizing that all software is part of an evolutionary process and has a lifespan.
