On structural considerations for governing the Cloud

Prasad, Acklesh and Green, P. and Heales, J. and Finau, Glen (2013) On structural considerations for governing the Cloud. [Conference Proceedings]

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Abstract

In this research, we suggest appropriate information technology (IT) governance structures to manage the cloud computing resources. The interest in acquiring IT resources a utility is gaining momentum. Cloud computing resources present organizations with opportunities to manage their IT expenditure on an ongoing basis, and are providing organizations access to modern IT resources to innovate and manage their continuity. However, cloud computing resources are no silver bullet. Organizations would need to have appropriate governance structures and policies in place to ensure its effective management and fit into existing business processes to leverage the promised opportunities. Using a mixed method design, we identified four possible governance structures for managing the cloud computing resources. These structures are a chief cloud officer, a cloud management committee, a cloud service facilitation centre, and a cloud relationship centre. These governance structures ensure appropriate direction of cloud computing resources from its acquisition to fit into the organizations business processes.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Divisions:	Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > School of Accounting and Finance
Depositing User:	Glen Finau
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2013 23:33
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2016 02:45
URI:	http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/6976

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