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Adoption of Cloud Computing by IT based Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Northwestern Nigeria


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1 Department of Mathematics, Computer Science Unit, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
2 MIT Student, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science Unit, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
3 Management Information System Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
 

This research has taken a Quantitative, interpretive and cross-sectional designs in the form of a self-administered questionnaire through survey. The aim is to investigate the adoption of Cloud Computing by IT based small and medium scales enterprises in Northwestern Nigeria. About one hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires were distributed among seven states in the North-Western Nigeria and average of one hundred and nine (109) was responded. The result of the survey shown that most of the IT professional in these SMEs are cloud provider’s end users, continue to use cloud provider in the future, is part of their strategic effort, recommended Cloud provider to others and they are very satisfied with the cloud providers. Challenges that are preventing them from getting the maximum value out of cloud providers are lack of encouragement, poor training, application is missing and lack of executive sponsorship.

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Cloud Computing, IT, SMEs. Adoption, Northwestern Nigeria, Nigeria.
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Authors

Bello A. Buhari
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science Unit, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Bilyaminu S. Muhammad
MIT Student, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science Unit, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Bello A. Bodinga
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science Unit, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Muazu D. Sifawa
Management Information System Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

Abstract


This research has taken a Quantitative, interpretive and cross-sectional designs in the form of a self-administered questionnaire through survey. The aim is to investigate the adoption of Cloud Computing by IT based small and medium scales enterprises in Northwestern Nigeria. About one hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires were distributed among seven states in the North-Western Nigeria and average of one hundred and nine (109) was responded. The result of the survey shown that most of the IT professional in these SMEs are cloud provider’s end users, continue to use cloud provider in the future, is part of their strategic effort, recommended Cloud provider to others and they are very satisfied with the cloud providers. Challenges that are preventing them from getting the maximum value out of cloud providers are lack of encouragement, poor training, application is missing and lack of executive sponsorship.

Keywords


Cloud Computing, IT, SMEs. Adoption, Northwestern Nigeria, Nigeria.

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