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Title
Understanding Forms and Models of Cloud Computing Technologies Adopted in the
Selected Institutions in Southwestern Nigeria
Selected Institutions in Southwestern Nigeria
Abstract
The study examined the forms and models of cloud computing technology adopted in the
selected institutions from four states in Southwestern Nigeria. The three purposively selected institutions
were Federal, State and Private owned making twelve institutions. However, the administered
questionnaire was filled in by the ten (10) IT personnel, ten (10) lecturers and five (5) students from each
of the selected institutions making 300 respondents. The questionnaire elicited information on the forms
and models of cloud computing technology adopted and the extent of use of the adopted cloud computing
technologies in the selected institutions. Secondary data were obtained from relevant literature. Data
collected were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concludes that the forms of
cloud computing technology adopted by the selected institutions in Southwestern Nigeria are
infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), software-as-a-service (SaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) while
software-as-a-service (SaaS) is often used by the institutions. Also, the models of adopted cloud computing
technology are private, public, hybrid and community cloud computing by the selected institutions in
Southwestern Nigeria. The adopted forms and models of cloud computing technology are used for
different business functions such as payroll, procurement, human resources, accounting and finance,
CRM, application development, and project management.
selected institutions from four states in Southwestern Nigeria. The three purposively selected institutions
were Federal, State and Private owned making twelve institutions. However, the administered
questionnaire was filled in by the ten (10) IT personnel, ten (10) lecturers and five (5) students from each
of the selected institutions making 300 respondents. The questionnaire elicited information on the forms
and models of cloud computing technology adopted and the extent of use of the adopted cloud computing
technologies in the selected institutions. Secondary data were obtained from relevant literature. Data
collected were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concludes that the forms of
cloud computing technology adopted by the selected institutions in Southwestern Nigeria are
infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), software-as-a-service (SaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) while
software-as-a-service (SaaS) is often used by the institutions. Also, the models of adopted cloud computing
technology are private, public, hybrid and community cloud computing by the selected institutions in
Southwestern Nigeria. The adopted forms and models of cloud computing technology are used for
different business functions such as payroll, procurement, human resources, accounting and finance,
CRM, application development, and project management.
Keywords
Cloud computing, Institutions and Nigeria
Identifier
2637-2835
DOI
10.14706/JONSAE2021318