Authors :
Andrian Wilby Twala; Ray M Kekwaletswe
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 8 - August
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DOI :
10.38124/IJISRT20AUG305
Abstract :
In a challenging business environment,
organizations are striving to stay competitive. Cloud
computing is changing the way IT services is being
provided and managed. Cloud computing is becoming
more relevant in that the benefits of cloud computing
include reducing infrastructure and maintenance costs,
increasing operational efficiencies, availability and
flexibility. However, like any other technology, both
strategically and operationally, the organizations are
not very confident in adoption and using it. Therefore,
in an attempt to help South African organizations to
leverage off the benefits of cloud computing. This paper
focuses on how cloud computing may be strategically
adopted and use in South Africa from the context of
individual Information Technology Professionals. To
achieve these South African organizations require a
means to adopt and use cloud computing. To this point,
the contribution of this paper is a framework, based on
Contingency Theory, Stakeholder Theory and
Technology-Organization-Environment Framework
(TOE), that South African organization can use to
strategically position cloud computing as preferred
technology in a uniformed and coordinated manner.
This study applies interpretivism philosophy and case
study to understand the cloud computing adoption and
use in South African organizations. The study
participants were purposefully selected based on their
knowledge, experience and views on cloud computing.
The main contribution of this paper is the strategic
cloud computing framework that can be used by
decision-makers to strategically adopt and use cloud
computing in a uniformed and coordinated manner in
South African organizations.
Keywords :
Cloud Computing, Stakeholder, Contingency, TOE Framework, South Africa, IT Professionals
In a challenging business environment,
organizations are striving to stay competitive. Cloud
computing is changing the way IT services is being
provided and managed. Cloud computing is becoming
more relevant in that the benefits of cloud computing
include reducing infrastructure and maintenance costs,
increasing operational efficiencies, availability and
flexibility. However, like any other technology, both
strategically and operationally, the organizations are
not very confident in adoption and using it. Therefore,
in an attempt to help South African organizations to
leverage off the benefits of cloud computing. This paper
focuses on how cloud computing may be strategically
adopted and use in South Africa from the context of
individual Information Technology Professionals. To
achieve these South African organizations require a
means to adopt and use cloud computing. To this point,
the contribution of this paper is a framework, based on
Contingency Theory, Stakeholder Theory and
Technology-Organization-Environment Framework
(TOE), that South African organization can use to
strategically position cloud computing as preferred
technology in a uniformed and coordinated manner.
This study applies interpretivism philosophy and case
study to understand the cloud computing adoption and
use in South African organizations. The study
participants were purposefully selected based on their
knowledge, experience and views on cloud computing.
The main contribution of this paper is the strategic
cloud computing framework that can be used by
decision-makers to strategically adopt and use cloud
computing in a uniformed and coordinated manner in
South African organizations.
Keywords :
Cloud Computing, Stakeholder, Contingency, TOE Framework, South Africa, IT Professionals
