Open AccessFACTORS INFLUENCING CLOUD COMPUTING ADOPTION IN SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Author(s) -
Hasliza Hassan,
Mohd Azrin Mohd Nasir,
Norhaiza Khairudin,
Iskandar Adon
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of ict
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2180-3862
pISSN - 1675-414X
DOI - 10.32890/jict2017.16.1.8216
Subject(s) - cloud computing , extant taxon , utility computing , computer science , business , the internet , knowledge management , information technology management , information technology , cloud computing security , information system , management information systems , world wide web , engineering , evolutionary biology , electrical engineering , biology , operating system
Cloud computing offers information technology (IT) infrastructure, platform, and various applications via the Internet with minimum start-up cost, network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources, and pay-per-use services. Although the potential for cloud computing is evident and much of the extant research has been carried out on cloud computing adoption, empirical studies on the factors that influence cloud computing adoption in the Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are, however, lacking. The objective of this study was to examine the factors that influence cloud computing adoption by the SMEs. We conducted a quantitative survey-based study to examine the relationship between perceived benefits, top management support, IT resources, external pressure, and cloud computing adoption. A free-form comment provided at the end of each section of the survey questionnaire was treated as qualitative data. We find that IT resources and external pressure significantly influence cloud computing adoption. Nonetheless, there is not enough evidence to support perceived benefits and top management support as significant factors of cloud computing adoption.