Microsoft hat eine marktbeherrschende Stellung im Software-Markt, konkurriert aber mit einer Vielzahl von Wettbewerbern im benachbarten Markt für Cloud-Computing. Inwiefern führt die von Microsoft praktizierte Verknüpfung von Software-Produkten mit Cloud- Computing-Dienstleistungen zu...

Enterprise resource planning is an effective tool in achieving management goals. Cloud ERP systems and applications are platform-independent offerings of this management tool in a cloud environment. This study was carried out to make sense of the advantages, difficulties and relationships of the...

Cloud Computing (CC) has emerged as one of the most discussed topics among enterprise information technology (IT) professionals. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with low budget and human resources are one of the major groups that tend to use CC for achieving the benefit of this technology. A...

The Cloud Computing is a technology that will totally dominate in the future. Companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others have invested heavily in new technological structure while increasingly focus their services to take advantage of the revolutionary Cloud Computing capabilities....

This paper studies the impact of technological architecture around data storage and processing on the performance of large financial corporations after being exposed to more stringent data privacy regulations. A modular approach to cloud adoption – which reflects in the lack of data...

As there is a greater need for businesses to outsource their information and communication technology (ICT) departments, cloud service providers are growing in popularity. Numerous factors that are based on service provider selection criteria must be engaged into account when selecting the best...

A main challenge faced by cloud providers is to ensure that they are ready to accommodate the growing demand for compute resources. Towards that goal, providers need to deploy cloud servers agilely for uncertain future demand under many practical business constraints while avoiding unnecessarily...

Here I map Big Tech clouds focusing on the making of asymmetric relations with the different type of involved organizations. Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Alibaba are cloud hegemons that control every inch of their clouds. The cloud is the main means of adoption of digital technologies. As such,...

The FinTech industry, synonymous with the financial technology sector, is undergoing constant evolution and has gained immense popularity due to technological advancements and the widespread adoption of digital tools. This revolution is primarily driven by the convergence of technologies such as...

Cloud manufacturing task scheduling (CMTS) gains widespread attention in the cloud manufacturing (CMfg) community. At present, most related researches are mainly aimed at task-oriented scheduling and there are few researches considering user’ characteristics, like user preferences. In this...

A deeper understanding of cloud computing is required to accelerate its adoption and leverage its cost, performance, reliability, and security. However, information about the combined effect of factors influencing cloud computing adoption using traditional statistical methods is limited. Based...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of connected objects designed to collect and exchange data using smart equipment and technologies. A significant challenge in guaranteeing a high level of end-user experience is the administration of IoT services. IoT networks are constructed using a...

The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of green electronic auditing on accounting information reliability and the mediating role of cloud computing in the Jordanian Social Security Corporation. A survey of 500 employees in the Jordanian Social Security Corporation was used to...

This paper looks at cybersecurity and the protection of critical national infrastructure, as an area of systemic risk to society. In particular, it looks at the obligations and potential penalties which apply to cloud providers under the regulatory framework established by the EU’s Network and...

We estimate the effect of Bitcoin ownership on the level of cash holdings of Canadian consumers. Bitcoin ownership positively correlates with cash holdings even after accounting for selection into ownership via a control function approach. On average, Bitcoin owners hold 83 percent (in 2018) to...

Cloud computing is a key element in many nations’ pursuit of fast-tracked digital transformation and the quick implementation of digital tools but is still facing considerable barriers due to the distinct challenges that information technology adoption faces in public sector environments....

The use of information and communications technology (ICT) can improve business competitiveness and provide competitive advantages for organisations-from small to large enterprises. The public sector is even investigating whether cloud-based services can transform its ICT infrastructure to not...

Cloud computing became a pivotal crisis response tool for many public sector organizations (PSOs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, sustaining public service delivery and public sector operations during times of extraordinary global turmoil. The technology’s inherent strengths of flexibility,...

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) function. To maintain business efficiency and reduce operating costs in the context of the constraints imposed by the pandemic, SMEs have been forced to embrace new digital technologies. Cloud accounting is...

Das Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die Auswirkungen auf die digitale Souveränität von KMU (kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen) im Zusammenhang mit der Nutzung von CloudDiensten, die insbesondere von international tätigen Hyperscalern angeboten werden, aufzuzeigen. Dieser Bericht ist der zweite...

Das Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die Bedeutung von Cloud-Diensten, die insbesondere von international tätigen Hyperscalern angeboten werden, für die digitale Souveränität von KMU (kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen) zu bewerten. Dieser Bericht ist der dritte von drei Teilberichten und...

We aim to demystify digitalization in accounting (DIA) based on the case study of Ash Cloud, a digital factory in Shenzhen, China. From the perspective of dynamic capabilities, we develop the "momentum" theory of DIA to illustrate that firm and executive characteristics drive digital...

Das Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die Bedeutung von Cloud-Diensten, die insbesondere von international tätigen Hyperscalern angeboten werden, für die digitale Souveränität der KMU zu bewerten. Dieser Bericht ist der erste Teil von drei und beleuchtet den CloudMarkt mit seinen relevanten...

In this study, forest fires in the Mediterranean region of Turkey between July 28, 2021, and August 11, 2021, were investigated. Burning severity maps were produced with the difference normalised burned ratio index over Sentinel-2 images on the Google Earth Engine cloud platform. The burned...

The Australian government has expressed concerns about various ‘data challenges’ confronting the public sector. Similar concerns are reverberating throughout the globe. Other governments continue to voice and act upon their own apprehensions about the threats posed to public and private...

In recent years, semantic segmentation and classification of 3D scenes based on point cloud data have become a hot research topic. A large number of deep learning methods have been developed for point cloud. However, there are at least two problems in point cloud deep learning neural networks....

In underground mining, the tunnels are performed mainly by blasting. Unfortunately, their quality may be different than expected. It is important to monitor both the quality and changes of existing tunnels. The length of corridors in underground mines is massive. Even if one wants to limit...

Extreme rainfall associated with landfalling tropical cyclones (ERLTC) can bring severe disaster losses. Revealing the typical characteristics and formation mechanisms of ERLTC has important scientific significance and potential operational application value. In this study, cloud microphysical...

Extreme rainfall associated with landfalling tropical cyclones (ERLTC) can bring severe disaster losses. Revealing the typical characteristics and formation mechanisms of ERLTC has important scientific significance and potential operational application value. In this study, cloud microphysical...

This study’s goal is to illustrate future energy scenarios for Thailand in the year 2050: Cloud and Clear scenarios. Cloud depicts a scenario of an economy driven mainly by value-based industrial manufacturing. Security of energy supply is prioritized, with an emphasis on environment concerns...

A FLRW cloud is a solution of classical General Relativity (GR) were a homogeneous fluid of fixed mass $M$ collapses in a free fall, following a radial geodesic $R(\tau)$ of the FLRW metric.This solution can be used to model the interior of a Black Hole (BH) with regular matter/radiation,...

Through the lens of the stock market, we examine whether and how the cloud economy affects China's economy. We review the literature on cloud computing and related concepts and propose a definition of the cloud economy. Based on this new definition, we create a China Cloud Economy Index (CCEI)...

The advent of cloud computing promises to improve the way firms utilize IT solutions. Firms are expected to replace large and inflexible fixed-cost investments in IT with more targeted variable spending in cloud solutions. In addition, cloud usage is expected to increase the productivity of...

Current research on cloud computing often focuses on the technology itself and the benefits that one company can use and choose from cloud services. Most of the research has focused on mainstream enterprises and limited regard to Central Banks' (CBs') Cloud Computing Adoption (CCA). CBs are...

Die Nutzung von Clouddiensten bietet Unternehmen mehrere Vorteile, wie den dezentralen Datenzugriff oder die flexible Anpassung von Rechenleistung an den Bedarf. Folgerichtig hat die Cloudnutzung in Deutschland in den vergangenen Jahren stark zugenommen. Der Markt für Clouddienste in...