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Security Strategies To Prevent Data Breaches In Infrastructure As A Service Cloud Computing, Alberta Amanda Pratt-Sensie
Security Strategies To Prevent Data Breaches In Infrastructure As A Service Cloud Computing, Alberta Amanda Pratt-Sensie
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Due to the ever-growing threat of security breaches that information technology (IT) organizations continually face, protecting customer information stored within the cloud is critical to ensuring data integrity. Research shows that new categories of data breaches constantly emerge; thus, security strategies that build trust in consumers and improve system performance are a must. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore and analyze the strategies used by database administrators (DBAs) to secure data in a private infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud computing. The participants comprised of 6 DBAs from 2 IT companies in Baltimore, Maryland, with …
The Challenges Of Adopting Cloud Computing In Nigerian Government Organizations, Ayodele Adegbenga Bakare
The Challenges Of Adopting Cloud Computing In Nigerian Government Organizations, Ayodele Adegbenga Bakare
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Several technical challenges prevent the adoption of cloud computing by government organizations in Nigeria. Information technology (IT) leaders in the Nigerian government are concerned about this problem because the lack of cloud computing adoption may prevent the Nigerian government from taking advantage of cloud-based information systems to improve its service delivery to citizens and businesses. Grounded in the technology acceptance model, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine if IT administrators’ perception of data security and perception of fault tolerance can predict their intentions to adopt cloud computing. Data were collected from 79 IT administrators in government …