SMEs’ Perception of Cloud Computing: Potential and Security

Sahandi, Reza; Alkhalil, Adel; Opara-Martins, Justice

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-32775-9_19

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“…Within this category privacy and confidentiality scored the highest with an average rate of 4.21 followed by the concerns of losing control rated at 4.09, and the concerns of vendor lock-in scored an average rating of 3.73. This result substantiates similar studies that conducted at the beginning of cloud adoption such as [13][14][15]. Therefore, security, fear of losing control, and vendor lock-in are still perceived by many as issues deterring migration.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Further, many previous studies explored the business benefits and barriers for adoption. They focused mostly on the cost benefits, scalability, agility and the security issues, for examples see [13][14][15][16][17]. While these studies identified some factors that influence the decisions to migrate to the cloud, they were developed at an early stage of the evolvement of cloud computing.…”

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confidence: 99%

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An exploration of the determinants for decision to migrate existing resources to cloud computing using an integrated TOE-DOI model

2017

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Migrating existing resources to cloud computing is a strategic organisational decision that can be difficult. It requires the consideration and evaluation of a wide range of technical and organisational aspects. Although a significant amount of attention has been paid by many industrialists and academics to aid migration decisions, the procedure remains difficult. This is mainly due to underestimation of the range of factors and characteristics affecting the decision for cloud migration. Further research is needed to investigate the level of effect these factors have on migration decisions and the overall complexity. This paper aims to explore the level of complexity of the decision to migrate the cloud. A research model based on the diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory and the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework was developed. The model was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The quantitative analysis shows the level of impact of the identified variables on the decision to migrate. Seven determinants that contribute to the complexity of the decisions are identified. They need to be taken into account to ensure successful migration. This result has expanded the collective knowledge about the complexity of the issues that have to be considered when making decisions to migrate to the cloud. It contributes to the literature that addresses the complex and multidimensional nature of migrating to the cloud.

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2017

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“…Sarwar and Khan (2013) found that security is the biggest issue in Cloud computing as, while utilising storage service in a remote location, the consumers are generally unaware of what happens to their data. According to Forrester research, Sahandi et al (2012) reported that security concerns are the most commonly cited reason why enterprises are not interested in SaaS Cloud. Therefore, this study hypothesises that:…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In most Cloud service scenarios, consumers have no idea where their data are stored, due to the dynamic nature of the Cloud (Pearson & Benameur, 2010). Legal and regulatory issues arise that require careful consideration, because the physical location of data centres determines the set of laws that govern the management of data (Sahandi, Alkhalil & Justice, 2012). It is also interesting to note that IT adoption mainly refers to in-house IT infrastructure, whereas Cloud computing adoption involves accessing resources outside the organisation via the Internet.…”

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Security and Privacy Concerns for Australian SMEs Cloud Adoption: Empirical Study of Metropolitan Vs Regional SMEs

Senarathna

Yeoh

Warren

et al. 2016

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New national infrastructure initiatives such as the National Broadband Network (NBN) allow small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia to have greater access to costeffective Cloud computing. However, the ability of Cloud computing to store data remotely and share services in a dynamic environment brings with it security and privacy concerns. Evaluating these concerns is critical to address the Cloud computing underutilisation issue and leverage the benefits of costly NBN investment. This paper examines the influence of privacy and security factors on Cloud adoption by Australian SMEs in metropolitan and regional area. Data were collected from 150 Australian SMEs (specifically, 79 metropolitan SMEs and 71 regional SMEs) and structural equation modelling was used for the analysis. The findings reveal that privacy and security factors do not significantly influence the decision-making of Australian SMEs in the adoption of Cloud computing. Moreover, the results indicate that Cloud computing adoption is not influenced by the geographical location (i.e., metropolitan or regional location) of the SMEs. The findings extend the current understanding of Cloud computing adoption by Australian SMEs. The results will be useful to SMEs, Cloud service providers and policy makers devising Cloud security and privacy policies.

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“…Cloud computing has been perceived by many enterprises as the solution to drive businesses growth, support faster time to market, using reduced IT resources as well as lower costs. This has resulted in cloud computing being rapidly adopted by enterprises of different sizes and from various sectors [2].…”

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Migration to Cloud Computing- The Impact on IT Management and Security

Alkhalil¹,

Sahandi²,

John³

2013

Advances in Intelligent Systems Research

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Abstract-Cloud computing adoption has had a considerable impact on organisations, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), not only by increasing the efficiency of acquiring IT resources, but also on IT management roles and security. In this paper, we discuss the impact that cloud computing is having on IT management roles by examining redundant and emerging roles. Further, since the emergence of cloud computing, security has been one of the main concerns for cloud users. Therefore, security of cloud computing from user's and security professionals' perspectives is explored and related issues discussed. Finally, issues related to migration to cloud computing, as well as security were explored through interviews of IT managers, security professionals, and cloud technical professionals.

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SMEs’ Perception of Cloud Computing: Potential and Security

Cited by 18 publications

References 12 publications

An exploration of the determinants for decision to migrate existing resources to cloud computing using an integrated TOE-DOI model

An exploration of the determinants for decision to migrate existing resources to cloud computing using an integrated TOE-DOI model

Security and Privacy Concerns for Australian SMEs Cloud Adoption: Empirical Study of Metropolitan Vs Regional SMEs

Migration to Cloud Computing- The Impact on IT Management and Security

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