A Survey of Cloud Computing Awareness, Security Implication and Adoption in Nigeria IT Based Enterprises
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Date
2015
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Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria - International Journal of Information Processing and Communication, 3(1&2), 210 – 220
Abstract
The advancement in information technology (IT) infrastructures and the overwhelming pervasive Internet
accessibility has tremendously change the way computing is done in IT based enterprises. The recent
hype of Cloud Computing that utilizes the existing Internet infrastructure to provide pay-as-you-go
services to diverse community of businesses has emerged to alleviate and reduce the cost of computing
tremendously. This paper examined the awareness of the Nigerian business enterprisesand their
readiness in adopting cloud computing. It was found that the trend of awareness and adoption were very
minimal with many being sceptical although few businesses were aware of the cloud technology. The
survey also revealed that the stakeholders were precarious of the security-level of the cloud-based
computing.
Keywords: Cloud-Based Computing, Security Implications, Cloud Awareness, Cloud Adoption, Enterprises, Technology