The IRMA Community
Newsletters
Research IRM
Click a keyword to search titles using our InfoSci-OnDemand powered search:
|
Approaches to Cloud Computing in the Public Sector: Case Studies in UK Local Government
Abstract
Cloud computing refers to a scalable network infrastructure where consumers receive IT services such as software and data storage through the Internet on a subscription basis. Potential benefits include cost savings, simpler IT and reduced energy consumption. The UK government and local authorities, like commercial organisations, are considering cloud-based services. Concerns have been raised, however, over issues such as security, access, data protection and ownership. This study attempts to investigate the likely impact of cloud computing on local government based on a conceptual framework and case studies of four London borough councils. It reveals that the concept of cloud computing is new and not clearly understood. Local authorities, who face further cuts in government funding, welcome a cloud-based IT infrastructure which may lead to considerable savings. Yet local government is conservative, so with their risk-adverse attitude local authorities are more likely to adopt a hybrid approach to implementation.
Related Content
|
Dina Darwish.
© 2024.
43 pages.
|
|
Kassim Kalinaki, Musau Abdullatif, Sempala Abdul-Karim Nasser, Ronald Nsubuga, Julius Kugonza.
© 2024.
23 pages.
|
|
Yogita Yashveer Raghav, Ramesh Kait.
© 2024.
17 pages.
|
|
Renuka Devi Saravanan, Shyamala Loganathan, Saraswathi Shunmuganathan.
© 2024.
21 pages.
|
|
Veera Talukdar, Ardhariksa Zukhruf Kurniullah, Palak Keshwani, Huma Khan, Sabyasachi Pramanik, Ankur Gupta, Digvijay Pandey.
© 2024.
30 pages.
|
|
Dharmesh Dhabliya, Sukhvinder Singh Dari, Nitin N. Sakhare, Anish Kumar Dhablia, Digvijay Pandey, Balakumar Muniandi, A. Shaji George, A. Shahul Hameed, Pankaj Dadheech.
© 2024.
9 pages.
|
|
Avtar Singh, Shobhana Kashyap.
© 2024.
11 pages.
|
|
|