Factors influencing cloud computing adoption in Malaysian information technology companies

Cloud computing is one of the most popular technology and service and its usage growth has increased in recent years. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors, which influence the adoption of cloud computing by Malaysian Information Technology (IT) companies. The eight independent vari...

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Main Authors: Mohammadi, Alireza, Saeedikondori, Armin, Ali, Noor Azman
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58735/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58735/1/20-ALIREZA.pdf
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author Mohammadi, Alireza
Saeedikondori, Armin
Ali, Noor Azman
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Saeedikondori, Armin
Ali, Noor Azman
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description Cloud computing is one of the most popular technology and service and its usage growth has increased in recent years. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors, which influence the adoption of cloud computing by Malaysian Information Technology (IT) companies. The eight independent variables, which are examined in this study, are relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, top management support, firm size, technology readiness, competitive pressure and trading partner pressure. The sample size of this research is 50 IT experts from different IT companies in Malaysia whom may or may not implement cloud computing. The questionnaire considered as a tool for collecting data, contains two parts; the first part is the descriptive part and the second part is questions about the variables. The finding of the study showed that relative advantage, compatibility, top management support and competitive pressure have a significant effect on cloud computing adoption. The study contributes to the application of new technology of cloud computing adoption in the high-tech industry through the use of a wide range of variables. The results also help companies consider their information technologies investment when implementing cloud computing. The research framework hypothesized the relationship of eight factors with cloud computing adoption in Malaysian IT companies, and from the results, it is revealed that these factors are influencing cloud computing adoption by 69.1%, and the most important factor is relative advantage by 33.6%.
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spelling upm-587352018-02-01T02:27:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58735/ Factors influencing cloud computing adoption in Malaysian information technology companies Mohammadi, Alireza Saeedikondori, Armin Ali, Noor Azman Cloud computing is one of the most popular technology and service and its usage growth has increased in recent years. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors, which influence the adoption of cloud computing by Malaysian Information Technology (IT) companies. The eight independent variables, which are examined in this study, are relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, top management support, firm size, technology readiness, competitive pressure and trading partner pressure. The sample size of this research is 50 IT experts from different IT companies in Malaysia whom may or may not implement cloud computing. The questionnaire considered as a tool for collecting data, contains two parts; the first part is the descriptive part and the second part is questions about the variables. The finding of the study showed that relative advantage, compatibility, top management support and competitive pressure have a significant effect on cloud computing adoption. The study contributes to the application of new technology of cloud computing adoption in the high-tech industry through the use of a wide range of variables. The results also help companies consider their information technologies investment when implementing cloud computing. The research framework hypothesized the relationship of eight factors with cloud computing adoption in Malaysian IT companies, and from the results, it is revealed that these factors are influencing cloud computing adoption by 69.1%, and the most important factor is relative advantage by 33.6%. Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58735/1/20-ALIREZA.pdf Mohammadi, Alireza and Saeedikondori, Armin and Ali, Noor Azman (2017) Factors influencing cloud computing adoption in Malaysian information technology companies. In: Global Conference on Business and Economics Research (GCBER) 2017, 14-15 Aug. 2017, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. (pp. 426-435). http://www.econ.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/20171011154446054-_ALIREZA.pdf
spellingShingle Mohammadi, Alireza
Saeedikondori, Armin
Ali, Noor Azman
Factors influencing cloud computing adoption in Malaysian information technology companies
title Factors influencing cloud computing adoption in Malaysian information technology companies
title_full Factors influencing cloud computing adoption in Malaysian information technology companies
title_fullStr Factors influencing cloud computing adoption in Malaysian information technology companies
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing cloud computing adoption in Malaysian information technology companies
title_short Factors influencing cloud computing adoption in Malaysian information technology companies
title_sort factors influencing cloud computing adoption in malaysian information technology companies
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58735/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58735/1/20-ALIREZA.pdf