Assessment of Benefits and Disadvantages of Implementing Cloud-Specific Solutions in Polish Companies on the Example of ERP Systems
Abstract Both dynamics and environmental turbulences result in constant updating of IT and communication specific technologies utilized within the scope of various organizations. The Polish IT market is characterized by a dynamic development of the cloud data processing model that offers access to various resources via the network in the form of convenient services. The transfer of IT systems (including ERP) to the cloud is a complex process and while the connection can be made, it may be met with a number of problems. The predominant aim of the article, aside from theoretical considerations, is to showcase the possibilities of supporting a company’s operational schemes by means of IT solutions available within the cloud; as well as to indicate both the benefits and the difficulties Polish companies have to face while implementing cloud computing specific solutions. Within the scope of the article, selected outcomes of questionnaire surveys are going to be presented. Research results have shown that IT solutions and ERP systems available in the cloud have been positively perceived by the respondents, especially with regard to improving the overall operational efficiency of companies.