Identification of a company's suitability for the adoption of cloud computing and modelling its corresponding Return on Investment

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 504-521

  Misra, Subhas Chandra ^a   Mondal, Arka ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Benefits of cloud computing; Cloud computing; Cost of cloud computing; Return on Investment (ROI)

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; DAILY LIVES; IT RESOURCES; REAL VALUES; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; UBIQUITOUS WEB;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 78651374724     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.03.037     Document Type: Article

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