Antoine Trad

Proactive monitoring of the information system risk and quality

Proactive system monitoring is the search for potential problems in the Information Systems (IS) before they occur. With reference to IS, monitoring is always proactive. Watching for evidence of emerging or potential problems and identifying their source (factor), checking available disk space, the health of essential processes, probing systems to ensure that they are reachable, business requirement fulfilment; these are all examples of detecting problems before they disrupt the work/flow of an IS. Monitoring is not something that should be cavalierly put off until theres nothing else on the development teams schedule to be done. As soon as the IS is put in production, it is time to start to protect it against all possible types of problems.

Building a XML based Object Mapping System (OMS)

Client/server computing has created a deep paradigmatic shift in the information technology (IT) industry. It is replacing colossal monolithic mainframe systems with applications split across different computation units (clients and servers). Stateless business objects in the form of XML strings are a paradigm shift within a paradigm shift; this is a new client server revolution within the client server revolution. Stateless business objects in XML format break-up the client and server sides of an application into independent components that can interact together and roam across networks, with a unique and flexible interface definition. This paper proposes using the OMS (Object Mapping System) architecture template, to help system designers in building modern generic XML.

A neural networks portable and Agnostic Implementation Environment for Business Transformation Projects the framework

A complex Business Transformation Project (BTP) needs a qualified Business Transformation Manager (BTM) to manage the complex implementation phase of the BTP. A BTM must be assisted with the optimal framework for a plethora of BTPs types of problems and phases. Tooling support for such projects is one of the main focuses of the business transformation research project that started in the year 2010. In this research paper, the authors try to prove that the BTM must be supported by a framework to help him or her (in further text for simplicity “he”) in business engineering problems solving and to enhance his knowledge that is mainly based on: a) real-time business transformation issues; b) various technology fields interaction; c) building of decision making systems; and d) organizational engineering expertise. The authors apply an adequate mixed research methodology, design and prototyping that is based on a real-world framework; used to build and assess this research subprojects Agnostic Implementation Environment (AIE) feasibility. The AIE is considered to be the research sub-projects implementation and its technical and managerial benefit. This current phases objective is to offer a framework with AIE capacities. The implementation of this research and the proposed framework offer a neural networks reasoning module that supports an implementation environment that has to cope with complex BTPs. As result, it proposes the AIE concept.

Audit, Control and Monitoring Design Patterns (ACMDP) for Autonomous Robust Systems (ARS)

This paper proposes the Audit, Control and Monitoring Design Patterns (ACMDP) for building Autonomous and Robust Systems (ARS) such as Mobile Robot Systems (MRS). These patterns are also applicable to other Mission Critical and Complex Systems (MCCS). This paper presents a proposal which will help ARS project managers and engineers design, build and estimate the probability that an ARS will succeed or fail. Furthermore, this proposal offers the possibility to ARS problems with the help of audit, monitoring and controlling components, adjust the project management pathways, and define the problem sources as well as their possible solutions, in order to deliver an ARS or an MRS.

Proactive monitoring and maintenance of intelligent control systems: a design pattern for autonomous systems

This paper proposes an architectural pattern for building proactive control, monitoring and maintenance modules (PCMM) for autonomous systems (AS). The most popular autonomous systems are mobile robot systems (MRS). This pattern is also applicable to other intelligent control systems (ICS). This paper results in a proposal which would help ICS project managers and engineers to estimate the probability that an ICS would succeed or fail. Furthermore, this proposal offers the possibility to forecast ICS problems, adjust the project management pathways and define the problem sources, as well as possible solutions, in order to deliver a robust autonomous system

The Business Transformation Framework for Managers in Business Innovation Transformation Projects: Business Architecture Managerial Recommendation

A decisive economical factor in the business transformation project BTP of a traditional business environment BE into an automated business environment, is the profile of the business transformation manager BTM, who should be supported by a framework Trad, & Kalpic, 2001;. The BTMs profile and its relation to enterprise business architecture skills, have an ultimate impact on the concrete implementation phase of business transformation and related enterprise architecture projects. The basic profile and managerial aspects of BTM profiles and its support, have not been sufficiently researched, to hammer an optimal profile and a corresponding supporting framework that is why this research article proposes the related BTPs managerial recommendations and conclusions. This research paper and the related research publications series deals with the BTPs support for the BTMs selection, architecture support, decision making and training requirements; where the BTM, has to manage the complex technical implementation phase of the BTPs; knowing that this phase of a BTP is the major cause of very high failure rates.