Grid Computing for MSE during Volatile Economy

Abstract

Medium Size Enterprise ventures into IT are dragged by financial, expertise, economies of scales plus the unfavourable market uncertainty with unsettling innovation with vanishing competitiveness towards infrastructure optimization. This mixed-method using survey, interview and focus group with dual data test-retest sequential design approach minimises grey perspectives and conclusions. The findings revealed the shocking fact that a third of total investments in IT were categorised as the unproductive ventures, playing catch-up among the industry competitors while leaving most equipment under-utilized and questionable commercial visibilities while the enterprise bleeds. The utilization of BOINC freeware grid computing centralized processing and storage features been used to improve the enterprise's efficiency by enhancing positive financials in the enterprises via enabling better inter-department work coordination hence improving user satisfaction and stronger brand recognition. The contribution of the study proposed a flexible organic IT infrastructure that will upsize or downsize along with the business performance.