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  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
10,336 Views
21 Pages

Users’ Adoption of Sustainable Cloud Computing Solutions

  • Małgorzata Pańkowska,
  • Krzysztof Pyszny and
  • Artur Strzelecki

27 November 2020

The paper is dedicated to factors influencing users’ adoption of sustainable cloud computing solutions. The article covers the important characteristics related to cloud computing. It also discusses how sustainable cloud computing is important...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue ICT Adoption for Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
8,815 Views
17 Pages

11 August 2020

High performance computing (HPC) is widely recognized as a key enabling technology for advancing scientific progress, industrial competitiveness, national and regional security, and the quality of human life. Notwithstanding this contribution, the la...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cloud-Native Applications and Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,169 Views
19 Pages

6 October 2022

The extensive use of cloud computing influences changes in managing information technology and communication systems. The term “Cloud Computing” refers to a new management information system that emphasizes the distribution of various com...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
13,406 Views
21 Pages

22 March 2022

The aim of the paper is to present the new factors of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning system) implementation related to the usage of cloud-based and blockchain information technology and to discover potential possibilities of using cloud computing,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue ICT Adoption for Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
8,055 Views
27 Pages

16 November 2020

Cloud-based technology, which is now well established, helps in reducing costs and providing accessibility, reliability and flexibility. However, the Yemen higher educational institutions (HEIs) have not yet embraced the technology due to security an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations in the Field of Cloud Computing and Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
83 Citations
10,638 Views
34 Pages

A Multi-Analytical Approach to Predict the Determinants of Cloud Computing Adoption in Higher Education Institutions

  • Yousef A. M. Qasem,
  • Shahla Asadi,
  • Rusli Abdullah,
  • Yusmadi Yah and ,
  • Rodziah Atan,
  • Mohammed A. Al-Sharafi and
  • Amr Abdullatif Yassin
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

17 July 2020

Cloud computing (CC) delivers services for organizations, particularly for higher education institutions (HEIs) anywhere and anytime, based on scalability and pay-per-use approach. Examining the factors influencing the decision-makers’ intentio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Techniques in the Analysis and Prediction of Students' Behaviour in Technology-Enhanced Learning Contexts)
  • Article
  • Open Access
75 Citations
14,687 Views
15 Pages

20 August 2018

The use of big data, artificial intelligence, and new information and communication technologies has led to sustainable developments and improved business competitiveness. Until recently cloud services were classified as having special system require...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Industry 4.0 and the Internet of things: changes in business model, strategy formulation and implementation, firm operations towards sustainable development and sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
6,489 Views
21 Pages

Evaluating the E-Health Cloud Computing Systems Adoption in Taiwan’s Healthcare Industry

  • Shih-Chia Chang,
  • Ming-Tsang Lu,
  • Tzu-Hui Pan and
  • Chiao-Shan Chen

2 April 2021

Although the electronic health (e-health) cloud computing system is a promising innovation, its adoption in the healthcare industry has been slow. This study investigated the adoption of e-health cloud computing systems in the healthcare industry and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in eHealth)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
9,346 Views
19 Pages

22 July 2024

In recent years, small and medium enterprises worldwide have increasingly adopted digital technologies and cloud computing. The pace of this digital transition has varied across countries, and the socioeconomic conditions during the pandemic have fur...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,281 Views
22 Pages

1 September 2024

This study aims to identify the key success factors for the adoption of a cloud computing system in vessel traffic service (VTS) systems and evaluate the relative importance of each factor. Through a literature review and expert Delphi surveys, 12 su...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
13,069 Views
21 Pages

Prioritising Organisational Factors Impacting Cloud ERP Adoption and the Critical Issues Related to Security, Usability, and Vendors: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Sayeed Salih,
  • Mosab Hamdan,
  • Abdelzahir Abdelmaboud,
  • Ahmed Abdelaziz and ,
  • Samah Abdelsalam,
  • Maha M. Althobaiti,
  • Omar Cheikhrouhou,
  • Habib Hamam and
  • Faiz Alotaibi
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

15 December 2021

Cloud ERP is a type of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that runs on the vendor’s cloud platform instead of an on-premises network, enabling companies to connect through the Internet. The goal of this study was to rank and prioritise t...

(This article belongs to the Section Communications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
964 Views
14 Pages

The deployment of large language models (LLMs) in commercial environments depends critically on the availability of robust digital infrastructure, scalable computing resources, and mature cloud architectures. This study examines how macro-level digit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
8,711 Views
36 Pages

Continuance Use of Cloud Computing in Higher Education Institutions: A Conceptual Model

  • Yousef A. M. Qasem,
  • Rusli Abdullah,
  • Yusmadi Yaha and
  • Rodziah Atana

23 September 2020

Resource optimization is a key concern for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Cloud Computing, as the recent generation in computing technology of the fourth industrial revolution, has emerged as the main standard of service and resource delivery....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations in the Field of Cloud Computing and Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,115 Views
19 Pages

What Role does Corporate Governance Play in the Intention to Use Cloud Computing Technology?

  • Pedro R. Palos-Sanchez,
  • Rafael Robina-Ramirez and
  • Felix Velicia-Martin

8 October 2019

This paper aims to investigate the factors which promote the adoption of cloud-based technology. It strives for a better understanding of the impact of corporate governance on the adoption of this technology. This study concentrated on executives in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
19,986 Views
17 Pages

23 June 2025

Cloud computing (CC) represents a key digital transformation advancement, reshaping the ways in which businesses operate across diverse industries. The exponential growth in data production has created an unprecedented challenge in the ways in which...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,117 Views
29 Pages

Probing Determinants Affecting Intention to Adopt Cloud Technology in E-Government Systems

  • Osama Abied,
  • Othman Ibrahim,
  • Siti Nuur-Ila Mat Kamal,
  • Ibrahim M. Alfadli and ,
  • Weam M. Binjumah,
  • Norafida Ithnin and
  • Maged Nasser
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 November 2022

Adopting e-government services presents numerous challenges for governmental sectors in developing countries. These problems can fail some projects involving e-government. Therefore, a solution is required to address these problems. This paper presen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Information Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access

Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Complementary Digital Technologies, and Business Performance: Evidence from Labour Productivity Across European Industries

  • Ernad Kahrović,
  • Teodora Safiye,
  • Velida Zimonjić,
  • Slavica Popović and ,
  • Maida Bilalović,
  • Elma Mahmutović and
  • Marija Radulović
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

12 November 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption has become an important component of enterprise digitalisation, yet its relationship with business performance may depend on complementary digital technologies. This study examines the associations of AI adoption...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,119 Views
27 Pages

The government’s adoption of cloud computing is critical for digital transformation, but it faces persistent concerns over information security, privacy, governance, and risk. This study examines the factors influencing a government’s int...

(This article belongs to the Section Internet of Things (IoT))
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,724 Views
37 Pages

Analyzing Continuance of Cloud Computing in Higher Education Institutions: Should We Stay, or Should We Go?

  • Yousef A. M. Qasem,
  • Rusli Abdullah,
  • Yusmadi Yah Jusoh,
  • Rodziah Atan and
  • Shahla Asadi

22 April 2021

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) consider resource optimization as an essential concern. Cloud computing (CC) in the fourth industrial revolution became the de-facto standard for delivering IT resources and services. CC is now a mainstream techno...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technology and Innovation Management in Education)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
12,533 Views
30 Pages

12 October 2023

The extant literature does not provide consolidated knowledge on the use of Industry 4.0 in supply chains of emerging markets. This systematic literature review investigated the benefits, use, challenges, and mitigation measures related to Industry 4...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,647 Views
32 Pages

Cloud Adoption in the Digital Era: An Interpretable Machine Learning Analysis of National Readiness and Structural Disparities Across the EU

  • Cristiana Tudor,
  • Margareta Florescu,
  • Persefoni Polychronidou,
  • Pavlos Stamatiou and ,
  • Vasileios Vlachos and
  • Konstadina Kasabali
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

18 July 2025

As digital transformation accelerates across Europe, cloud computing plays an increasingly central role in modernizing public services and private enterprises. Yet adoption rates vary markedly among EU member states, reflecting deeper structural diff...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Technologies Applied in Digital Media Era)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
15,666 Views
21 Pages

10 September 2019

Many companies are adapting cloud computing technology because moving to the cloud has an array of benefits. During decision-making, having processed for adopting cloud computing, the importance of risk management is progressively recognized. However...

(This article belongs to the Section Network Virtualization and Edge/Fog Computing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,811 Views
27 Pages

Identifying Challenges for Clients in Adopting Sustainable Public Cloud Computing

  • Muhammad Janas Khan,
  • Fasee Ullah,
  • Muhammad Imran,
  • Jahangir Khan and ,
  • Arshad Khan,
  • Ahmed S. AlGhamdi and
  • Sultan S. Alshamrani
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

9 August 2022

Sustainable Cloud Computing is the modern era’s most popular technology. It is improving daily, offering billions of people sustainable services. Currently, three deployment models are available: (1) public, (2) private, and (3) hybrid cloud. Recentl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Information Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,553 Views
28 Pages

17 April 2026

This paper examines whether broad enterprise AI adoption in Europe is best understood as an isolated technology decision or as the outcome of a wider bundle of digital capabilities. Using harmonized Eurostat data for European enterprises, the analysi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI-Driven Business Analytics Revolution)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,349 Views
21 Pages

User Preferences on Cloud Computing and Open Innovation: A Case Study for University Employees in Greece

  • Eleni C. Gkika,
  • Theodoros Anagnostopoulos,
  • Stamatios Ntanos and
  • Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulos

Cloud computing hastens technology driven innovation by taking advantage of the speed, the cost-effectiveness, the efficiency and the security that such applications offer. By using cloud computing, public organizations can exploit the economies of s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technology Driven Innovation, Research Management and Policy Making)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,900 Views
15 Pages

Enhancing User Experiences with Cloud Computing via Improving Utilitarian and Hedonic Factors

  • Juthamon Sithipolvanichgul,
  • Charlie Chen,
  • Judy Land and
  • Peter Ractham

25 March 2021

This study provides insights into the initial and post-adoption of cloud computing services by integrating information technology adoption, social influence, trust, security, and information systems quality theories. Social influence, hedonicity, and...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,085 Views
20 Pages

28 August 2015

Cloud computing has made it possible for private companies to make rapid changes in their computing environments. However, in the public sector, security issues hinder institutions from adopting cloud computing. To solve these security challenges, in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
12,964 Views
20 Pages

Health Information Systems (HIS) are becoming crucial for health providers, not only for keeping Electronic Health Records (EHR) but also because of the features they provide that can be lifesaving, thanks to the advances in Information Technology (I...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,274 Views
19 Pages

27 July 2019

Cloud computing is reserving its position in the market as the next disruptive utility paradigm. It is found on the pay-as-you-use model. Cloud computing is changing the way information technology (IT) operates for individuals as well as for companie...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
125 Citations
15,009 Views
27 Pages

A Survey on Intrusion Detection Systems for Fog and Cloud Computing

  • Victor Chang,
  • Lewis Golightly,
  • Paolo Modesti,
  • Qianwen Ariel Xu and ,
  • Le Minh Thao Doan,
  • Karl Hall,
  • Sreeja Boddu and
  • Anna Kobusińska
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

The rapid advancement of internet technologies has dramatically increased the number of connected devices. This has created a huge attack surface that requires the deployment of effective and practical countermeasures to protect network infrastructur...

(This article belongs to the Collection Innovative People-Centered Solutions Applied to Industries, Cities and Societies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
7,562 Views
29 Pages

13 March 2019

Recently, a massive migration of enterprise applications to the cloud has been recorded in the IT world. One of the challenges of cloud computing is Quality-of-Service management, which includes the adoption of appropriate methods for allocating clou...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Fog/Edge Computing in Internet of Things)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,247 Views
20 Pages

1 March 2018

Cloud computing is the next generation in computing, and the next natural step in the evolution of on-demand information technology services and products. However, only a few studies have addressed the adoption of cloud computing from an organization...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
13,943 Views
21 Pages

Governance, Risk, and Compliance in Cloud Scenarios

  • Knud Brandis,
  • Srdan Dzombeta,
  • Ricardo Colomo-Palacios and
  • Vladimir Stantchev

17 January 2019

Cloud computing is changing the way organizations approach technology and its infrastructure. However, in spite of its attractiveness, cloud computing can be seen as a threat in terms of compliance. Given its intrinsic distributed nature, regulations...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
20,600 Views
19 Pages

Security Analysis in the Migration to Cloud Environments

  • David G. Rosado,
  • Rafael Gómez,
  • Daniel Mellado and
  • Eduardo Fernández-Medina

8 May 2012

Cloud computing is a new paradigm that combines several computing concepts and technologies of the Internet creating a platform for more agile and cost-effective business applications and IT infrastructure. The adoption of Cloud computing has been in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Web Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,898 Views
16 Pages

Trading Cloud Computing Stocks Using SMA

  • Xianrong Zheng and
  • Lingyu Li

21 August 2024

As cloud computing adoption becomes mainstream, the cloud services market offers vast profits. Moreover, serverless computing, the next stage of cloud computing, comes with huge economic potential. To capitalize on this trend, investors are intereste...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Blockchain Applications for Business Process Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,757 Views
25 Pages

Performance-Cost Trade-Off in Auto-Scaling Mechanisms for Cloud Computing

  • Iure Fé,
  • Rubens Matos,
  • Jamilson Dantas,
  • Carlos Melo and ,
  • Tuan Anh Nguyen,
  • Dugki Min,
  • Eunmi Choi,
  • Francisco Airton Silva and
  • Paulo Romero Martins Maciel
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

5 February 2022

Cloud computing has been widely adopted over the years by practitioners and companies with a variety of requirements. With a strong economic appeal, cloud computing makes possible the idea of computing as a utility, in which computing resources can b...

(This article belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,637 Views
38 Pages

4 November 2025

The rapid development of new-generation information technologies, such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain, is profoundly reshaping production and lifestyles, with regional development patterns. This study employs te...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Economy and Sustainable Economic Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
64 Citations
20,704 Views
30 Pages

Governments are increasingly using cloud computing to reduce cost, increase access, improve quality, and create innovations in healthcare. Existing literature is primarily based on successful examples from developed western countries, and there is a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Healthcare Innovation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
9,321 Views
24 Pages

30 April 2015

Cloud computing has emerged as more than just a piece of technology, it is rather a new IT paradigm. The philosophy behind cloud computing shares its view with green computing where computing environments and resources are not as subjects to own but...

  • Article
  • Open Access
87 Citations
15,512 Views
24 Pages

The primary objective of this research is to find the disparity for slow adoption of Smart Farming Technologies (SFT) in Ireland. The usage of Cloud Computing technology among Irish farmers would help to find out the adoption behaviour barrier and wa...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
19,345 Views
56 Pages

Evaluating the Impact of Cloud Computing on SME Performance: A Systematic Review

  • Ayaphila Mkhize,
  • Katleho D. Mokhothu,
  • Mukhodeni Tshikhotho and
  • Bonginkosi A. Thango

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face substantial barriers in accessing reliable and cost-effective IT infrastructure, primarily due to economic constraints and limited technical resources. Hybrid cloud computing solutions, including infrast...

  • Review
  • Open Access
89 Citations
17,735 Views
36 Pages

Secure Cloud Infrastructure: A Survey on Issues, Current Solutions, and Open Challenges

  • Yara Alghofaili,
  • Albatul Albattah,
  • Noura Alrajeh,
  • Murad A. Rassam and
  • Bander Ali Saleh Al-rimy

27 September 2021

Cloud computing is currently becoming a well-known buzzword in which business titans, such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, among others, are at the forefront in developing and providing sophisticated cloud computing systems to their users in a cost...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Information Security and Privacy)
  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,190 Views
22 Pages

Privacy Preservation Models for Third-Party Auditor over Cloud Computing: A Survey

  • Abdul Razaque,
  • Mohamed Ben Haj Frej,
  • Bandar Alotaibi and
  • Munif Alotaibi

8 November 2021

Cloud computing has become a prominent technology due to its important utility service; this service concentrates on outsourcing data to organizations and individual consumers. Cloud computing has considerably changed the manner in which individuals...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Big Data Privacy-Preservation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
11,437 Views
30 Pages

Cyber-Storms Come from Clouds: Security of Cloud Computing in the IoT Era

  • Michele De Donno,
  • Alberto Giaretta,
  • Nicola Dragoni,
  • Antonio Bucchiarone and
  • Manuel Mazzara

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly changing our society to a world where every “thing” is connected to the Internet, making computing pervasive like never before. This tsunami of connectivity and data collection relies more and more...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cloud Computing and Internet of Things)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,351 Views
16 Pages

17 January 2018

Many artificial intelligence applications often require a huge amount of computing resources. As a result, cloud computing adoption rates are increasing in the artificial intelligence field. To support the demand for artificial intelligence applicati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced in Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,367 Views
10 Pages

Small and mid-size enterprises (SME) are considered the backbone of developing economies in terms of reducing poverty and unemployment. Although most SMEs are still reluctant in new technology adoption, such as cloud computing, some benefited from th...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 7th International Management Information Systems Conference)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,003 Views
23 Pages

Emerging Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) technologies offer a new world of promise by leveraging the quality of mobile services. With MCC, resource-constrained mobile devices could capitalize on the computation/storage resources of cloud servers via com...

(This article belongs to the Section Network Services and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
3,649 Views
18 Pages

5 February 2021

Cloud interoperability provides cloud services such as Software as a Service (SaaS) or customer system to communicate between the cloud providers. However, one of the most important barriers for existing researches was to adopt the application’s or d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,309 Views
18 Pages

PPK-Means: Achieving Privacy-Preserving Clustering Over Encrypted Multi-Dimensional Cloud Data

  • Hui Yin,
  • Jixin Zhang,
  • Yinqiao Xiong,
  • Xiaofeng Huang and
  • Tiantian Deng

Clustering is a fundamental and critical data mining branch that has been widely used in practical applications such as user purchase model analysis, image color segmentation, outlier detection, and so on. With the increasing popularity of cloud comp...

(This article belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
10,262 Views
19 Pages

Assessing the Intention to Adopt Cloud Accounting during COVID-19

  • Mohamed Saad,
  • Abdalwali Lutfi,
  • Mohammed Amin Almaiah,
  • Ahmad Farhan Alshira’h and ,
  • Malek Hamed Alshirah,
  • Hamza Alqudah,
  • Akif Lutfi Alkhassawneh,
  • Adi Alsyouf,
  • Mahmaod Alrawad and
  • Osama Abdelmaksoud
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

8 December 2022

The information technology (IT) revolutionization aside with the emergence of COVID-19 have catalyzed cloud-computing services and systems with multiple end-user benefits for online business management, specifically in the accounting discipline. For...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Applications of Emerging Digital Technologies in Economy and Society)

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