A Metrics Suite of Cloud Computing Adoption Readiness

• Main Authors: KAUFFMAN, Robert J., Dan MA, YU, Martin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Adoption readiness; Cloud computing; Empirical assessment; Managerial decision-making; Metrics suite; Technology adoption; Computer Sciences; Management Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3158; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/4158/viewcontent/P_ID_50802_MetricsSuiteCloudCompAdoptReadiness_2016_EM.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Recent research on cloud computing adoption suggests the lack of a deep understanding of its benefits by managers and organizations. We present a firm-level cloud computing readiness metrics suite and assess its applicability for various cloud computing service types. We propose four relevant categories for firm-level adoption readiness, including technology and performance, organization and strategy, economic and valuation, and regulatory and environmental dimensions. We further define sub-categories and measures for each. Our evidence of the appropriateness of the metrics suite is derived based on a series of empirical cases developed from our project work, which encompasses input from field interviews, business press sources, industry white papers, non-governmental organizations, and government agency sources. We also assess how the application of the metrics suite supports organizational users of cloud computing.