Global Journal of Engineering, Design & Technology
Open Access

Abstract

Enhancing the competitive nature of Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through the cloud computing

Elnaz Mohabbattalab, Baharak Mohabbattalab

Despite of cloud computing attractiveness for enterprises, it has been demonstrated SMEs are lagging behind when it comes from movement of traditional system into an innovative IT platform such as cloud computing taxonomy. Thus, this research aims to evaluate to what extent cloud computing adoption can develop the competitive nature of the SMEs in Malaysia through implementing the Technology Acceptance Model. The results reveal that SMEs would deploy and recommend cloud computing into their organization due to the significant benefits of the cloud computing in term of security, cost, organisation needs and reliability of the cloud system.