Author :
Heier, Hauke ; Borgman, Hans P. ; Bahli, Bouchaib
Abstract :
Executives around the globe are investigating the benefits that cloud computing can deliver above and beyond cost savings. What is its contribution to competiveness - through improved agility, expanded business networks, and enhanced decision-making? At the same time, organizations, and specifically IT departments, have gotten a firmer grasp on IT governance and have embraced initiatives to adjust governance strategies and structures, as well as governance processes and software. What is cloud computing´s impact on IT governance and the role of the IT department - and will it change how firms´ request, prioritize, fund, monitor, enforce, and realign IT investments? This article presents and discusses a conceptual and operational research model combining research in IT governance, cloud computing, and business/IT alignment. The model is applied to a quantitative study of 21 European and North American cloud adopters and non-adopters across various industries. Our results indeed indicate that IT organizations need to change to keep in control and that IT governance is an important means to stay relevant.
Keywords :
DP industry; cloud computing; organisational aspects; socio-economic effects; IT department; IT departments; IT governance; IT investments; IT organizations; cloud computing; cloudrise; conceptual research model; cost savings; enhanced decision-making; expanded business networks; governance strategies; governance structures; improved agility; operational research model; Cloud computing; Computer architecture; Interviews; Investments; Organizations; Standards organizations; IT Governance; business/IT alignment; cloud computing;
