Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
2-2018
Abstract
Recent research on cloud computing adoption suggests the lack of a deep understanding of its benefits by managers and organizations. We present a firm-level cloud computing readiness metrics suite and assess its applicability for various cloud computing service types. We propose four relevant categories for firm-level adoption readiness, including technology and performance, organization and strategy, economic and valuation, and regulatory and environmental dimensions. We further define sub-categories and measures for each. Our evidence of the appropriateness of the metrics suite is derived based on a series of empirical cases developed from our project work, which encompasses input from field interviews, business press sources, industry white papers, non-governmental organizations, and government agency sources. We also assess how the application of the metrics suite supports organizational users of cloud computing.
Keywords
Adoption readiness, Cloud computing, Empirical assessment, Managerial decision-making, Metrics suite, Technology adoption
Discipline
Computer Sciences | Management Information Systems
Research Areas
Information Systems and Management
Publication
Electronic Markets
Volume
28
Issue
1
First Page
11
Last Page
37
ISSN
1019-6781
Identifier
10.1007/s12525-015-0213-y
Publisher
Springer Verlag (Germany) / Taylor & Francis
Citation
KAUFFMAN, Robert J.; Dan MA; and YU, Martin.
A Metrics Suite of Cloud Computing Adoption Readiness. (2018). Electronic Markets. 28, (1), 11-37.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3158
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-015-0213-y
Comments
First online: 06 February 2016