کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1025903 1483225 2011 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Reaching for the “cloud”: How SMEs can manage
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری سیستم های اطلاعات مدیریت (MIS)
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Reaching for the “cloud”: How SMEs can manage
چکیده انگلیسی

Cloud computing is an emerging new computing paradigm for delivering computing services. The approach relies on a number of existing technologies e.g., the Internet, virtualization and grid computing. However, the provision of this service in a pay-as-you-go way through the popular medium of the Internet renders this computing service approach unique compared with currently available computing service modalities. This article highlights some aspects of this uniqueness and also explores some of the concerns that might be preventing some companies from adopting it. Notwithstanding these concerns, it is argued in this article that cloud computing is likely to prove commercially viable for many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) due to its flexibility and pay-as-you-go cost structure, particularly in the current climate of economic difficulties. A case study of a cloud experience by a British SME is also presented in this study in order to further highlight the perceived values of cloud computing in terms of cost and efficiency for real small enterprises.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Information Management - Volume 31, Issue 3, June 2011, Pages 272–278
نویسندگان
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