Moving to the Cloud Corporation [electronic resource] : How to face the challenges and harness the potential of cloud computing /
Willcocks, L.author.
Venters, W.author.
Whitley, E.author.
Drawing on an international survey of over 1,000 business and executives, this book provides a management perspective on cloud technology. It outlines the need to know information for strategic decisions on cloud technology including its capabilities, how it can be implemented securely and the way forward for the next ten years.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; About the Authors; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Preface - Toward the Cloud-enabled Business; Chapter 1 Cloud in Context: Managing New Waves of Power; Chapter 2 The Technology Trajectory; Chapter 3 The Service Trajectory; Chapter 4 The Challenges; Chapter 5 Security and Privacy Concerns Revisited; Chapter 6 Cloud and the Diffusion of Innovation; Chapter 7 Management: Building the Retained Organization; Chapter 8 Cloud Futures - Changing the Form of Organization; Chapter 9 Conclusion - The Bigger Picture; Notes and References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on an international survey of over 1,000 business and executives, this book provides a management perspective on cloud technology. It outlines the need to know information for strategic decisions on cloud technology including its capabilities, how it can be implemented securely and the way forward for the next ten years.
Management information systems.
Leadership.
Management.
E-business.
Development economics.
Knowledge management.
Business Information Systems.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Management.
e-Business/e-Commerce.
Development Economics.
Knowledge Management.