Shifting Micro-Enterprises into the Cloud: Guidelines for Cloud Service Providers
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Contributors
Abstract
Cloud computing is a driving force in digitalization, and it promises companies benefits such as lower entry costs, greater flexibility/scalability, and cost savings compared to traditional IT solutions. Such benefits can also be valuable for micro-enterprises. However, many of these small businesses do not have access to the necessary know-how and resources to select, implement, and operate cloud technologies. As sources of these technologies, cloud service providers play a crucial role in this context as it is their business strategy that can support and convince micro-enterprises to adopt cloud technologies. As the class of micro-enterprises and the role of cloud service providers has been largely ignored in recent research, we conducted a quantitative study on the cloud computing user behavior of micro-enterprises in Germany. Based on our findings, we derived guidelines and recommendations for cloud service providers concerning the adaptation of their business strategies to adequately address the needs of micro-enterprises.
Details
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (electronic) | 9780998133140 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Conference
Title | 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2021 |
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Abbreviated title | HICSS-54 |
Conference number | 54 |
Duration | 4 - 8 January 2021 |
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Degree of recognition | International event |
Location | online |
Country | United States of America |
External IDs
Scopus | 85108324270 |
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ORCID | /0000-0001-8365-8905/work/142247791 |