Define the factors affecting the shift to cloud computing in Malaysian universities

Abstract

Cloud computing is the way to increase capacity without vital investment in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software [1]. As higher educational sectors are under growing pressure, and to provide more for quality education [2] in the current financial crisis and the increasing need, universities can utilize the potential benefits of cloud computing to provide improved services with few resources [3].This paper presents a comprehensive study on the obstacles and advantages in cloud computing which affected at shifting to cloud computing services in Malaysian universities, and comparison of this present research results with the previous studies.