Looking Towards The Sky: Cloud Computing from a Conceptual to an IT Industry Game Changer

Authors

Jordan Bani, Newman University Wichita KSFollow

Keywords

Cloud computing, cloud-computing services, cloud-based services, business requirements, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Storage as a Service (STaaS), Big Data as a Service (BDaaS), virtualization, service level agreement (SLA), cost-effectiveness, flexibility, scalability, interoperability, implementation, adoption

Abstract

Cloud computing is highly embraced and identified as one of the major innovations in the computing field in recent years. The main goals of this article, which is based on literature reviews and personal work experience, are to present an overview of the conceptual idea of cloud computing, the cloud computing delivery paradigms, common roles in cloud computing, the most mentioned advantages of adopting cloud computing in enterprise environments, the main criticisms facing cloud computing, and recommendations for ensuring the success of cloud computing implementation and adoption, in order to inform and educate business managers, IT managers, and higher education decision-makers regarding cloud computing adoption and implementation to do so more successfully based on secure, flexible and scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud computing services.

Recommended Citation

Bani, J. (2020). Looking Towards The Sky: Cloud Computing from a Conceptual to an IT Industry Game Changer. Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology, 21(2). Retrieved from https://openspaces.unk.edu/mpjbt/vol21/iss2/7