A literature review on cloud computing adoption issues in enterprises

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 429, Issue , 2014, Pages 214-242

  El Gazzar, Rania Fahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adoption; Cloud computing; Enterprise

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRY;

ADOPTION; ADOPTION DECISION; FUTURE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; STRATEGIC BUSINESS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

EID: 84927601084     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: 1868422X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-43459-8_14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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