scholarly journals Cloud Computing and Frameworks for Organisational Cloud Adoption

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Chang ◽  
Robert John Walters ◽  
Gary B. Wills
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

This chapter presents a selected review for Cloud Computing and explains the issues and risks of adopting Cloud Computing in a business environment. Although all the risks identified may be associated with two major Cloud adoption challenges, a framework is required to support organisations as they begin to use Cloud and minimise risks of Cloud adoption. Eleven Cloud Computing frameworks are investigated and a comparison of their strengths and limitations is made. The result of the comparison is that none of them can deal with all the Cloud adoption challenges thoroughly and a new, comprehensive framework is required if organisations are to overcome these challenges. This proposed framework would ensure that benefits of Cloud adoption are maximised whilst minimising the risks of Cloud adoption and can integrate existing and new projects with Leeds Beckett Cloud.

scholarly journals Cloud Computing and Frameworks for Organisational Cloud Adoption

2016 ◽  
pp. 683-707
Author(s):  
Victor Chang ◽  
Robert John Walters ◽  
Gary B. Wills
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

This chapter presents a selected review for Cloud Computing and explains the issues and risks of adopting Cloud Computing in a business environment. Although all the risks identified may be associated with two major Cloud adoption challenges, a framework is required to support organisations as they begin to use Cloud and minimise risks of Cloud adoption. Eleven Cloud Computing frameworks are investigated and a comparison of their strengths and limitations is made. The result of the comparison is that none of them can deal with all the Cloud adoption challenges thoroughly and a new, comprehensive framework is required if organisations are to overcome these challenges. This proposed framework would ensure that benefits of Cloud adoption are maximised whilst minimising the risks of Cloud adoption and can integrate existing and new projects with Leeds Beckett Cloud.

scholarly journals Adopting cloud computing within the healthcare industry: opportunity or risk?

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Barthelus
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Privacy Risks ◽  
Analytical Tools

Innovative technologies enable firms to strengthen their market position in today’s increasingly turbulent and competitive business environment. Cloud computing, an innovative technology, allows users to process and store data virtually via the internet and central remote servers. The purpose of this paper is to examine the forces that influence the adoption of cloud computing within the healthcare industry, through the theoretical lens of innovation resistance and the innovation decision process. This paper applied an evidence-based research methodology that consists of a systematic review of primary literature and a thematic synthesis of findings. The findings indicate that the primary reasons for resistance to cloud adoption within the healthcare industry are security and privacy risks to sensitive patient data, integration challenges, and a firms’ potential to lose control of data to cloud providers. However, incorporating analytical tools and safeguards into the decision process can mitigate these challenges. This study deepens knowledge of innovation resistance, which has been limited to innovation research thus far, and presents a conceptual model of how resistance affects each stage of the innovation decision process. This study proposes the cloud adoption toolkit to healthcare decision makers as a practical solution to address the challenges of cloud adoption.

scholarly journals A Proposed Framework for Cloud Computing Adoption

2020 ◽  
pp. 978-1003
Author(s):  
Victor I. C. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Risk And Return ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Organizational Challenges ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
Business Requirements

This paper presents a review related to Cloud Computing focusing on Cloud business requirements. From the review the author recommends a number of methods managing Cloud services and evaluating its service performance, including the use of a pair of the Hexagon Models. Three organizational challenges of Cloud adoption are identified: (i) Organizational Sustainability; (ii) Portability and (iii) Linkage. The Cloud Computing Adoption Framework (CCAF) is designed to deal with these challenges by helping organizations to achieve good Cloud designs, deployment and services. How these three challenges are addressed by the CCAF is demonstrated using case studies. Services implemented by CCAF are reviewed using the Hexagon Models for comparison. This paper provides recommendations to help organizations, researchers and practitioners to understand Cloud business context, to measure their risk and return analysis, to migrate their services to Cloud from all types and to connect and integrate different services as a single service.

Examining the Contributing Factors for Cloud Computing Adoption in a Developing Country

2019 ◽  
pp. 1663-1685
Author(s):  
Winfred Yaokumah ◽  
Rebecca Adwoa Amponsah
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
Enhance Efficiency ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

The growth in cloud computing adoption is phenomenal in organizations worldwide due mainly to its potential to increase productivity and enhance efficiency in business operations. However, cloud adoption is very low in many organizations in the developing countries. To gain insights into organizations' behavioral intention and usage behavior of cloud computing, based on the Extended Unified Technology Acceptance and Use Theory, the current study investigated the effects of technological, organizational, and environmental factors on cloud adoption in organizations. Using samples from five industry sectors and by employing the Structural Equation Model, the study found that facilitating conditions, habit, performance expectancy, and price value had positive and significant effect on behavioral intention to use cloud computing. But, effort expectancy, social influence, lack of motivation, and inadequate security were found to be barriers to cloud adoption. These findings could contribute toward better formulation of planning guidelines for successful adoption of cloud computing.

Cloud Computing Applications in the Public Sector

2019 ◽  
pp. 1241-1272
Author(s):  
Amir Manzoor
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Data Privacy ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Specific Recommendation ◽  
Regulatory Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
Public Sector Organizations

Cloud computing brings key advantages to the governments facing conflicting IT challenges. However, the cloud paradigm is still fragmented and concerns over data privacy and regulatory issues presents significant barriers to its adoption. Cloud computing is expected to provide new ways to run IT in public sector. At the same time, it presents significant challenges for governments, and to make the most of cloud, public sector organizations need to make some important decisions. Governments planning to migrate to the cloud are actively moving to harness digital services but with different focus, reasons, and strategy. However, the degree of cloud adoption by the public sector around the globe varies significantly. Most governments are piloting cloud computing but there are huge differences between each country. This chapter explores the state of the art of cloud computing applications in the public sector; various implications and specific recommendation are also provided.

Impact of Cloud of Clouds in Enterprises Applications

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-33
Author(s):  
Lavanya S. ◽  
Susila N. ◽  
Venkatachalam K.
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Scheduling Algorithm ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Cloud Environment ◽  
Computing Environment ◽  
Cloud Computing Environment ◽  
Network Bandwidth ◽  
Enterprise Application ◽  
Major Disruption ◽  
Utmost Care

In recent times, the cloud has become a leading technology demanding its functionality in every business. According to research firm IDC and Gartner study, nearly one-third of the worldwide enterprise application market will be SaaS-based by 2018, driving annual SaaS revenue to $50.8 billion, from $22.6 billion in 2013. Downtime is treated as the primary drawback which may affect great deals in businesses. The service unavailability leads to a major disruption affecting the business environment. Hence, utmost care should be taken to scale the availability of services. As cloud computing has plenty of uncertainty with respect to network bandwidth and resources accessibility, delegating the computing resources as services should be scheduled accordingly. This chapter proposes a study on cloud of clouds and its impact on a business enterprise. It is also decided to propose a suitable scheduling algorithm to the cloud of cloud environment so as to trim the downtime problem faced by the cloud computing environment.

A Hybrid Cloud Model for Cloud Adoption by Multinational Enterprises

Web Services ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1563-1587
Author(s):  
Wu He ◽  
Feng-Kwei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Cloud Model ◽  
Hybrid Cloud ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Know How ◽  
It Resources ◽  
The Way

As a new IT paradigm for users, cloud computing has the potential to transform the way that IT resources are utilized and consumed. Many multinational enterprises (MNEs) are interested in cloud computing but do not know how to adopt and implement cloud computing in their enterprise settings. In an effort to help MNEs understand cloud computing and develop successful enterprise adoption strategies for cloud computing, the authors propose a hybrid cloud model for MNEs and illustrate the utility of this model by using two case studies. Insights for adopting and implementing this model in international settings are provided as well.

Using Obstacles for Systematically Modeling, Analysing, and Mitigating Risks in Cloud Adoption

2013 ◽  
pp. 275-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shehnila Zardari ◽  
Funmilade Faniyi ◽  
Rami Bahsoon
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Risk Management Framework ◽  
Cost Implications ◽  
Effective Service ◽  
Cloud User

In this chapter, the authors motivate the need for a systematic approach to cloud adoption from the risk perspective. The enormous potential of cloud computing for improved and cost-effective service delivery for commercial and academic purposes has generated unprecedented interest in its adoption. However, a potential cloud user faces numerous risks regarding service requirements, cost implications of failure, and uncertainty about cloud providers’ ability to meet service level agreements. Hence, the authors consider two perspectives of a case study to identify risks associated with cloud adoption. They propose a risk management framework based on the principle of GORE (Goal-Oriented Requirements Engineering). In this approach, they liken risks to obstacles encountered while realising cloud user goals, therefore proposing cloud-specific obstacle resolution tactics for mitigating identified risks. The proposed framework shows benefits by providing a principled engineering approach to cloud adoption and empowering stakeholders with tactics for resolving risks when adopting the cloud.

Multi-Perspectives of Cloud Computing Service Adoption Quality and Risks in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Mohammed Banu Ali
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Service Adoption ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Convincing Argument ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Collaborative Tools ◽  
Cloud Computing Service

Universities worldwide are starting to turn to cloud computing. The quality characteristics, which include access to a wider network of computing resources, pay-as-you-go services, self-services, agile services, and resource centralisation provide a convincing argument for HEIs to adopt cloud services. However, the risks leading to non-adoption range from security issues to a lack of cloud vendor support. The findings suggest that security, privacy, and trust are the key determinants to non-adoption as stakeholders felt that the cloud cannot fully guarantee the safeguarding of sensitive information. Key determinants to cloud adoption include improving relationships between students and teachers via collaborative tools and proposing cloud apps for mobile devices for accessing virtual learning materials and email securely off-campus. In conclusion, university stakeholders are still unconvinced about adopting cloud services, but future advances of the cloud may help to steer their decision to adopt this innovative technology given its overwhelming potential.

scholarly journals A Proposed Framework for Cloud Computing adoption

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor I. C. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Risk And Return ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Organizational Challenges ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
Business Requirements

This paper presents a review related to Cloud Computing focusing on Cloud business requirements. From the review the author recommends a number of methods managing Cloud services and evaluating its service performance, including the use of a pair of the Hexagon Models. Three organizational challenges of Cloud adoption are identified: (i) Organizational Sustainability; (ii) Portability and (iii) Linkage. The Cloud Computing Adoption Framework (CCAF) is designed to deal with these challenges by helping organizations to achieve good Cloud designs, deployment and services. How these three challenges are addressed by the CCAF is demonstrated using case studies. Services implemented by CCAF are reviewed using the Hexagon Models for comparison. This paper provides recommendations to help organizations, researchers and practitioners to understand Cloud business context, to measure their risk and return analysis, to migrate their services to Cloud from all types and to connect and integrate different services as a single service.

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