Cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by SMES in Malaysia: some empirical evidence

The trend of cloud computing adoption is on the rise globally as it offers an attractive option of IT acquisition to organizations. Although similar benefits of cloud services can be gained by SMEs as the larger counterparts, it was reported that cloud computing adoption is still low among SMEs. A s...

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Main Authors:	Hussin, Husnayati, Salleh, Noor Afzan, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam, Md Ali, Asma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2019
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
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spelling	iium-775412020-01-10T03:44:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77541/ Cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by SMES in Malaysia: some empirical evidence Hussin, Husnayati Salleh, Noor Afzan Suhaimi, Mohd Adam Md Ali, Asma T Technology (General) The trend of cloud computing adoption is on the rise globally as it offers an attractive option of IT acquisition to organizations. Although similar benefits of cloud services can be gained by SMEs as the larger counterparts, it was reported that cloud computing adoption is still low among SMEs. A similar situation is observed for SMEs in Malaysia despite several initiatives launched by the government. Additionally, not much empirical studies have been conducted in a comprehensive manner to provide insights on the status and practices of cloud adoption among SMEs in Malaysia. Hence, this study is an attempt to fill this gap. Using survey method, a total of 387 responses were used for the descriptive analysis. The findings indicate that most Malaysia small businesses in both service and manufacturing sectors have substantial experience with basic cloud services and adopt similar practices like SMEs in the developed nations. The implication of the findings is that Malaysia SMEs are catching up with the global trend of utilizing cloud computing to improve the competitiveness of their business. IIUM Press 2019-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77541/1/JISDT%20CC%20SME%20Descriptive%20Issue2.pdf Hussin, Husnayati and Salleh, Noor Afzan and Suhaimi, Mohd Adam and Md Ali, Asma (2019) Cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by SMES in Malaysia: some empirical evidence. Journal of Information Systems and Digital Technologies, 1 (2). pp. 1-15. E-ISSN 2682-8790 https://journals.iium.edu.my/kict/index.php/jisdt/article/view/102/63
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description	The trend of cloud computing adoption is on the rise globally as it offers an attractive option of IT acquisition to organizations. Although similar benefits of cloud services can be gained by SMEs as the larger counterparts, it was reported that cloud computing adoption is still low among SMEs. A similar situation is observed for SMEs in Malaysia despite several initiatives launched by the government. Additionally, not much empirical studies have been conducted in a comprehensive manner to provide insights on the status and practices of cloud adoption among SMEs in Malaysia. Hence, this study is an attempt to fill this gap. Using survey method, a total of 387 responses were used for the descriptive analysis. The findings indicate that most Malaysia small businesses in both service and manufacturing sectors have substantial experience with basic cloud services and adopt similar practices like SMEs in the developed nations. The implication of the findings is that Malaysia SMEs are catching up with the global trend of utilizing cloud computing to improve the competitiveness of their business.
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author	Hussin, Husnayati Salleh, Noor Afzan Suhaimi, Mohd Adam Md Ali, Asma
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title	Cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by SMES in Malaysia: some empirical evidence
title_short	Cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by SMES in Malaysia: some empirical evidence
title_full	Cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by SMES in Malaysia: some empirical evidence
title_fullStr	Cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by SMES in Malaysia: some empirical evidence
title_full_unstemmed	Cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by SMES in Malaysia: some empirical evidence
title_sort	cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by smes in malaysia: some empirical evidence
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2019
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Cloud computing practices and perceived benefits by SMES in Malaysia: some empirical evidence

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