Peng, G.C., Dutta, A. and Choudhary, A. (2014) Exploring critical risks associated with enterprise cloud computing. In: Leung, V.C.M. and Chen, M., (eds.) Cloud Computing. 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing, 17-19 Oct 2013, Wuhan, China. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 133 . Springer International Publishing , 132 - 141.
Abstract
While cloud computing has become an increasingly hot topic in the industry, risks associated with the adoption of cloud services have also received growing attention from researchers and practitioners. This paper reports the results of a study that aimed to identify and explore potential risks that organisations may encounter when adopting cloud computing, as well as to assess and prioritise the identified risks. The study adopted a deductive research method based on a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. The questionnaire was distributed to a group of 295 carefully selected and highly experienced IT professionals, of which 39 (13.2 %) responses were collected and analysed. The research findings identified a set of 39 cloud computing risks, which concentrated around diverse operational, organisational, technical, and legal areas. It was identified that the most critical risks were caused by current legal and technical complexity and deficiencies associated with cloud computing, as well as by a lack of preparation and planning of user companies.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Springer International Publishing. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Cloud Computing. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Cloud computing; Risks; Legal; Organisational; Operational; Technical. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 May 2014 09:03 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:27 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05506-0_13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Series Name: | Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-319-05506-0_13 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79126 |