Towards Cloud Computing: A SWOT Analysis on its Adoption in SMEs

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the adoption of cloud computing in SMEs through a SWOT framework, identifying key drivers, barriers, stakeholders, and security challenges to inform future research and adoption strategies.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive SWOT analysis of cloud computing adoption in SMEs, highlighting specific strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Findings

Identifies key drivers and inhibitors of cloud adoption in SMEs.

Highlights security challenges faced by SMEs in cloud computing.

Outlines stakeholders involved in cloud adoption for SMEs.

Abstract

Over the past few years, emergence of cloud computing has notably made an evolution in the IT industry by putting forward an "everything as a service" idea .Cloud Computing is of growing interest to companies throughout the world, but there are many barriers associated with its adoption which should be eliminated. This paper aims to investigate Cloud Computing and discusses the drivers and inhibitors of its adoption. Moreover, an attempt has been made to identify the key stakeholders of Cloud Computing and outline the current security challenges. A SWOT analysis which consists of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats has also carried out in which Cloud Computing adoption for SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) is evaluated. Finally, the paper concludes with some further research areas in the field of Cloud Computing.