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The Benefits of Cloud Computing: Evidence From Greece

The Benefits of Cloud Computing: Evidence From Greece

Georgios Chatzithanasis, Christos Michalakelis
Copyright: © 2018 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 1947-9301|EISSN: 1947-931X|EISBN13: 9781522544395|DOI: 10.4018/IJTD.2018040104
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Chatzithanasis, Georgios, and Christos Michalakelis. "The Benefits of Cloud Computing: Evidence From Greece." IJTD vol.9, no.2 2018: pp.61-73. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.2018040104

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Chatzithanasis, G. & Michalakelis, C. (2018). The Benefits of Cloud Computing: Evidence From Greece. International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD), 9(2), 61-73. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.2018040104

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Chatzithanasis, Georgios, and Christos Michalakelis. "The Benefits of Cloud Computing: Evidence From Greece," International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD) 9, no.2: 61-73. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTD.2018040104

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Abstract

Cloud computing is gaining ground in the global ICT market and day by day a significant number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are adopting cloud services with sole purpose to improve their business environment and become more efficient, competitive and productive. Migrating a business IT infrastructure to the cloud offers reduction on server and storage costs, software maintenance expenditures, network and energy expenses as well as costs associated with disaster recovery. Since the cloud computing model works on a “pay-as-you-go” basis, it provides the option to pay for what is used. Thus, its adoption can offer slow start-up or expansion costs, creating an environment for rapid innovation and development. Into that context, this article presents the Greek side of cloud evolution through two representative case studies, the migration of an IT system of a Greek industry, from an in-house data center to Google Cloud and a study of the “in-house” IT infrastructure of the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce. Findings from the Greek industry, indicate that the cloud proposal could cost 50%, or 24% less per month (depending on the solution). As far as the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce is concerned, the article proposes only a new measure of security using Cloud services for reasons that will be discussed at the case study. Both case studies take into account the present costs of the IT system (energy consumption, third party contracts and maintenance) and propose alternatives through cloud migration. Results indicate that cloud computing offers benefits and significant cost savings for both studied cases, showing promising ways for the successful adoption of the cloud.

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