INCREASING THE CHANCES OF SUCCESS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF CLOUD COMPUTING: EIGHT MANAGERIAL CHECKLISTS

摘要

Cloud computing is the fastest area of application within the information systems field. Most computer andnetworking companies are trying to either enter into this area or increase their existing market share. Theadoption of cloud computing by businesses and academic institutions is on the rise. This paper first examinesthe existing opportunities and challenges in cloud computing environment and then offers eight checklists formanagers to consider before adopting this technology. If these checklists are carefully analyzed they shouldincrease the chances of success when deploying cloud computing into your organization (Bidgoli, 2014).