The Benefits of Cloud Computing: Evidence From Greece

Int. J. Technol. Diffusion Pub Date : 2018-04-01 DOI:10.4018/IJTD.2018040104

Georgios Chatzithanasis, C. Michalakelis

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CloudcomputingisgaininggroundintheglobalICTmarketanddaybydayasignificantnumberof SmallandMediumEnterprises(SMEs)areadoptingcloudserviceswithsolepurposetoimprovetheir businessenvironmentandbecomemoreefficient,competitiveandproductive.Migratingabusiness ITinfrastructure to thecloudoffersreductiononserverandstoragecosts,softwaremaintenance expenditures,networkandenergyexpensesaswellascostsassociatedwithdisasterrecovery.Since thecloudcomputingmodelworksona“pay-as-you-go”basis,itprovidestheoptiontopayforwhat isused.Thus,itsadoptioncanofferslowstart-uporexpansioncosts,creatinganenvironmentfor rapidinnovationanddevelopment.Intothatcontext,thisarticlepresentstheGreeksideofcloud evolutionthroughtworepresentativecasestudies,themigrationofanITsystemofaGreekindustry, fromanin-housedatacentertoGoogleCloudandastudyofthe“in-house”ITinfrastructureofthe NationalConfederationofHellenicCommerce.FindingsfromtheGreekindustry,indicatethatthe cloudproposalcouldcost50%,or24%lesspermonth(dependingonthesolution).Asfarasthe NationalConfederationofHellenicCommerceisconcerned,thearticleproposesonlyanewmeasure ofsecurityusingCloudservicesforreasonsthatwillbediscussedatthecasestudy.Bothcasestudies takeintoaccountthepresentcostsoftheITsystem(energyconsumption,thirdpartycontractsand maintenance)andproposealternativesthroughcloudmigration.Resultsindicatethatcloudcomputing offersbenefitsandsignificantcostsavingsforbothstudiedcases,showingpromisingwaysforthe successfuladoptionofthecloud. KEywoRDS Cloud Adoption, Cloud Computing, Cloud Migration, Switching Costs, Technoeconomic Analysis

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CloudcomputingisgaininggroundintheglobalICTmarketanddaybydayasignificantnumberof SmallandMediumEnterprises(中小企业)areadoptingcloudserviceswithsolepurposetoimprovetheir businessenvironmentandbecomemoreefficient、competitiveandproductive。Migratingabusiness ITinfrastructure to thecloudoffersreductiononserverandstoragecosts，softwaremaintenance expenses，networkandenergyexpensesaswellascostsassociatedwithdisasterrecovery。Since thecloudcomputingmodelworksona“现收现付”basis，itprovidestheoptiontopayforwhat isused。Thus，itsadoptioncanofferslowstart-uporexpansioncosts，creatinganenvironmentfor rapidinnovationanddevelopment。Intothatcontext，thisarticlepresentstheGreeksideofcloud evolutionthroughtworepresentativecasestudies，themigrationofanITsystemofaGreekindustry, fromanin-housedatacentertoGoogleCloudandastudyofthe“内部”ITinfrastructureofthe NationalConfederationofHellenicCommerce。FindingsfromtheGreekindustry、indicatethatthe cloudproposalcouldcost50%、or24%lesspermonth(dependingonthesolution)。Asfarasthe NationalConfederationofHellenicCommerceisconcerned，thearticleproposesonlyanewmeasure ofsecurityusingCloudservicesforreasonsthatwillbediscussedatthecasestudy。Bothcasestudies takeintoaccountthepresentcostsoftheITsystem(energyconsumption、thirdpartycontractsand维护)andproposealternativesthroughcloudmigration。Resultsindicatethatcloudcomputing offersbenefitsandsignificantcostsavingsforbothstudiedcases，showingpromisingwaysforthe successfuladoptionofthecloud。关键词云采用，云计算，云迁移，转换成本，技术经济分析

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