Cloud Services Practices for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Authors

Mary C. Lacity, University of Missouri, St. LouisFollow
Peter Reynolds, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Our research shows that SMEs are getting great economic and business value from cloud services, including cost avoidance, cost savings, rapid deployment, scalability, management simplicity, and better security and resiliency compared to in-house IT provision. Based on four cases, we identify the challenges SMEs face as they adopt cloud services and the practices they use to overcome the challenges.Click here for free 2-page executive summary (pdf)Click here for free presentation slides (pptx)

Recommended Citation

Lacity, Mary C. and Reynolds, Peter (2014) "Cloud Services Practices for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises," MIS Quarterly Executive: Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/misqe/vol13/iss1/4