Open AccessA Case Study Of Determinants Of An Effective Cloud Computing Strategy
Author(s) -
James P. Lawler,
Anthony D. Joseph,
H. Howell-Barber
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the review of business information systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-9547
pISSN - 1534-665X
DOI - 10.19030/rbis.v16i3.7132
Subject(s) - cloud computing , computer science , sample (material) , knowledge management , data science , management science , process management , business , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , chemistry , chromatography , operating system
The cloud continues to be an area of information systems that is being adopted cautiously by business firms. The authors of this study analyze factors that can determine the effectiveness of a cloud strategy as firms invest in this computing method. The authors examine cloud computing strategy from a detailed case study and statistical interpretation of a sample of projects of firms and organizations. The findings impute that technical factors are driving cloud computing projects more than procedural factors and that projects in the study exhibit less discipline in methodology than might otherwise be helpful in enabling an initial cloud computing strategy. This study contributes a framework for a prudent cloud computing strategy that can help firms as they further invest in this method of technology.