Cloud computing in sub-saharan Africa

IT Professional

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 64-67

  Kshetri, Nir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

cloud applications; cloud computing; emerging markets; information technology; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CLOUD APPLICATIONS; CLOUD MARKETS; EMERGING MARKETS; SOCIETAL CHANGES; SUB-SAHARAN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

COMMERCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

CLOUD COMPUTING;

EID: 84890077336     PISSN: 15209202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MITP.2013.92     Document Type: Article

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