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7.5.5 (5) (Middleware (Middleware is commonly used for: (• Object request…
7.5.5 (5)
Middleware
Middleware is a client-server-specific term used to describe a unique class of software employed by client-server applications.
facilitates the client-server connections over the network and allows client applications to access and update remote databases and mainframe files
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software resides between an application and the network and manages the interaction between the GUI on the front end and data servers on the back end.
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Risk and controls
Risk
System integrity may be adversely affected because of the very purpose of middleware, which is intended to support multiple operating environments interacting concurrently
Lack of proper software to control portability of data or programs across multiple platforms could result in a loss of data or program integrity
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On-demand Computing
also referred to as utility computing, is a computing model
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At any moment, a user (or organization) may need more bandwidth, CPU cycles, memory, application availability or other resource to a greater degree than another user.
the resource can be made available to the user with the immediate need and taken away from the user with the lesser need.
benefit of ODC is that an organization that is outsourcing its computing needs does not have to pay for excess computing capacity
integrity 