Cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ICT proficiency

Universities around the world especially those in developing countries are faced with the problem of delivering the level of information and communication technology (ICT) needed to facilitate teaching, learning, research, and development activities ideal in a typical university. This is mainly due...

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Main Authors:	Okai, Safiya, Uddin, Mueen, Arshad, Amad, Alsaqour, Raed, Shah, Asadullah
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Published:	SAGE Publications Inc. 2014
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
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spelling	iium-389382018-06-19T01:54:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38938/ Cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ICT proficiency Okai, Safiya Uddin, Mueen Arshad, Amad Alsaqour, Raed Shah, Asadullah T Technology (General) Universities around the world especially those in developing countries are faced with the problem of delivering the level of information and communication technology (ICT) needed to facilitate teaching, learning, research, and development activities ideal in a typical university. This is mainly due to the high cost involved in providing and maintaining the needed hardware and software. A technology such as cloud computing that delivers on demand provisioning of IT resources on a pay per use basis can be used to address this problem. Cloud computing promises better delivery of IT services as well as availability whenever and wherever needed to reduce costs with user paying only as much as they consume through the service of cloud service providers. The cloud technology reduces complexity while increasing speed and quality of IT services provided; however, despite these benefits the challenges that come with its adoption have left many sectors especially the higher education skeptical in committing to this technology. This article identifies the reasons for the slow rate of adoption of cloud computing at university level, discusses the challenges faced and proposes a cloud computing adoption model that contains strategic guidelines to overcome the major challenges identified and a road map for the successful adoption of cloud computing by universities. The model was tested in one of the universities and found to be both useful and appropriate for adopting cloud computing at university level. SAGE Publications Inc. 2014-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38938/1/Mueen-paper-2014-Oct.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38938/2/Mueen-paper-2014-Oct.pdf Okai, Safiya and Uddin, Mueen and Arshad, Amad and Alsaqour, Raed and Shah, Asadullah (2014) Cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ICT proficiency. SAGE Open, 4 (3). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2158-2440 http://sgo.sagepub.com/content/4/3/2158244014546461 DOI:10.1177/2158244014546461
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description	Universities around the world especially those in developing countries are faced with the problem of delivering the level of information and communication technology (ICT) needed to facilitate teaching, learning, research, and development activities ideal in a typical university. This is mainly due to the high cost involved in providing and maintaining the needed hardware and software. A technology such as cloud computing that delivers on demand provisioning of IT resources on a pay per use basis can be used to address this problem. Cloud computing promises better delivery of IT services as well as availability whenever and wherever needed to reduce costs with user paying only as much as they consume through the service of cloud service providers. The cloud technology reduces complexity while increasing speed and quality of IT services provided; however, despite these benefits the challenges that come with its adoption have left many sectors especially the higher education skeptical in committing to this technology. This article identifies the reasons for the slow rate of adoption of cloud computing at university level, discusses the challenges faced and proposes a cloud computing adoption model that contains strategic guidelines to overcome the major challenges identified and a road map for the successful adoption of cloud computing by universities. The model was tested in one of the universities and found to be both useful and appropriate for adopting cloud computing at university level.
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title	Cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ICT proficiency
title_short	Cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ICT proficiency
title_full	Cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ICT proficiency
title_fullStr	Cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ICT proficiency
title_full_unstemmed	Cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ICT proficiency
title_sort	cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ict proficiency
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Cloud computing adaptation model for universities to increase ICT proficiency

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