The purpose of the paper is to determine the opportunities and challenges that lead to cloud computing adoption by SMMEs in South Africa by looking at the factors that influence adoption. The TOE framework is used to contextualize the factors that influence cloud computing adoption and evaluate the opportunities and challenges that are presented by cloud computing to SMMEs in South Africa. An online survey questionnaire was used to collect data from leaders of SMMEs from all geographical regions and business industries in South Africa. A quantitative research approach was adopted to investigate the objectives, and descriptive analysis was used to evaluate the relationships and present the results. The findings of the study show that relative advantage is an important factor in the consideration of cloud computing adoption by SMMEs, while government and regulatory support is perceived as a barrier. Top management support, which has been previously found by other studies to be a significant factor has been found to be insignificant in this study. The study has revealed that cloud computing presents opportunities to SMMEs and improves their competitiveness.
翻译:本文的目的是通过审视影响采纳的因素,确定南非中小型和微型企业采用云计算的机会和挑战,从而确定南非中小型和微型企业采用云的机遇和挑战; TOE框架用于将影响云计算采用的因素背景化,并评估南非中小型和微型企业采用云计算所带来的机遇和挑战; 使用在线调查问卷收集南非所有地理区域和商业行业中中小型和微型企业领导人的数据; 采用定量研究方法调查目标,并使用描述性分析来评价关系和介绍结果; 研究结果显示,相对优势是考虑中小型和微型企业采用云计算的重要因素,而政府和监管支助被视为障碍; 以往其他研究发现,顶级管理支助是本研究中一个无关重要因素; 研究显示,云计算为中小型和微型企业提供了机会,提高它们的竞争力。