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Title:
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TOWARDS A STRATEGIC CLOUD COMPUTING
FRAMEWORK: A SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT |
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Author(s):
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Andrian Wilby Twala and Ray M Kekwaletswe |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-87-6 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes, Pedro Isaías, Philip Powell, Pascal Ravesteijn and Guido Ongena |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Cloud Computing, Strategic Framework, South Africa, Stakeholders, Contingency Theory |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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225 |
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Last Page:
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231 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper covers the current research about cloud computing in the context of South African information technology
professionals. The main question is how should cloud computing be strategically adopted and used sensitively to the
South African context. In this paper, the research argument is that, there is a need for a framework that would assist to
strategically adopt and use cloud computing in a uniformed and coordinated manner. To help understand the adoption and
use of cloud computing, the stakeholder theory (Freeman, 1984) and contingency theory (Blanton, Watson, & Moody,
1992) are used as research lenses. This study follows an interpretivism philosophy. The adoption and use of cloud
computing will be understood through interviews. The findings from this paper proposed a strategic cloud computing
framework that will provide guidance for adoption and use of cloud computing in general. The framework will be
analysed based on cloud computing factors, stakeholders, and contingency variables. |
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