TITLE:
Current Status of the Use of Cloud Computing in SMEs in the City of Latacunga, Ecuador
AUTHORS:
Gabriela Cajamarca-Palomo, Mauricio Quisimalin-Santamaría, Patricio Medina-Chicaiza
KEYWORDS:
Cloud Computing, Small Business, Security, Information Technology, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, Software as a Service
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.7 No.2,
April
4,
2019
ABSTRACT: This
document is the result of a descriptive research on and analysis of hierarchical
conglomerates. Its purpose is to investigate the current state of Cloud
Computing (CC) use in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the city of
Latacunga, Ecuador. The construction of the instrument was based on the planning,
application, analysis and validation of a questionnaire using Kuder Richarson
20 (KR20), which resulted in 0.81. The SPSS and Nvivo software were used with
the participation of 43 SMEs from productive sectors, such as agriculture,
manufacturing, commerce and service. The questionnaire was made up of 17
questions, grouped in two parts for the Department of Information Technology
(IT) and administrative personnel. The results show that 65.1% know about CC,
however, a low applicability is evident. A set of more relevant questions
determines the decision making of the use of Cloud Computing in SMEs.