Green Cloud Computing and its implications in SMEs: Enabler or constraint for sustainability

Running head: RESEARCH ON CLOUD COMPUTING
RESEARCH IN CLOUD COMPUTING
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Table of Contents
Problem Statement.....................................................................................................................2
Research aims and Objectives....................................................................................................2
Methodology..............................................................................................................................3
Secondary Data Source and Data Analysis................................................................................3
References..................................................................................................................................5

Title: “Green Cloud Computing and its implications in SMEs: Enabler or constraint for
sustainability”
Problem Statement
Scholars, researchers, real-world implications and several other means are available
that acts as witnesses for the benefits that cloud computing can offer in business
organisations1. However, the benefits are often restrained by the certain requirements to
operate the subject (cloud computing) in a business environment and the restrains in
discussion are often witnessed in SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). Hence, it would be
justified to state that there are issues that restraint the adoption of Cloud computing in the
SMEs2. The cases of Cloudflare, Dropbox and other cases are available that are the most
prominent examples of cloud computing failures and how they impacted the small users
adversely3. Hence, the problem statement of the paper is that there are restraints that are
developed post adoption of the cloud computing and how they can affect the sustainability of
SMEs.
Research aims and Objectives
i. O1-To identify the impact that CC is capable of citing on the SMEs.
ii. O2-The restraints that can cite problems post adoption of the cloud services.
iii. O3-To identify the impact of those restraints if not met adequately.
iv. O4-To identify potential solutions to mitigate the identified restraints.
1 D.J. Collins and K.P. Lam, "Selling The Cloud To Smaller Business Organisations" [2014] Journal of Cloud
Computing.
2 Jayalaxmi P. Shetty and H. Kiran Kumar, "Cloud Computing: An Exploratory Study On Adoption Among
SME Clusters In Bangalore And Mysore" (2015) 8(S4) Indian Journal of Science and Technology.
3 Mazin Yousif, "Cloud Computing Reliability—Failure Is An Option" (2018) 5(3) IEEE Cloud Computing.