Cloud computing · Systematic literature review plus in-depth interviews

An investigation of the challenges and issues influencing the adoption of cloud computing in Australian regional municipal governments

Journal of Information Security and Applications · 2016

Authors not stated on fetched abstract page

Summary

Security/privacy, trust, data management, network, storage location, provider availability, policy, cloud understanding and business transformation shape adoption.

For your marketing

Possible founder application

Use a cloud-readiness and risk checklist covering security, provider resilience, policy and change management.

Reported result

What the study found

Security/privacy, trust, data management, network, storage location, provider availability, policy, cloud understanding and business transformation shape adoption.

Research question

What the authors investigated

How does the study’s stated design explain its reported outcome in this setting?

Design

Systematic literature review plus in-depth interviews

Sample and setting

IT managers in Australian regional/local government councils.

Scope and transfer

Limitations to keep in view

Municipal-government context may not generalize to startups or private firms.

Research sources

abstract_only

Study strength

3.5/5 Abstract-level evidence is useful for framing questions; verify full methods before transfer.

How this was assessed

The 1–5 evidence-check score is a practical reading aid, not a formal peer review or a probability that a conclusion is true. It combines design strength (2 points), sample reporting (1), comparison/control clarity (1), and how much of the paper could be checked (1). Access affects how confidently this directory can assess a study, not the study's underlying quality. Blinding is reported separately because it is not relevant to every design.

Design transparency · 2/2

Based on the reported study design in the retrieved source.

Sample and setting · 1/1

The sample context is stated; a numerical count is preserved only when reported.

Outcome clarity · 1/1

The finding is summarized from publisher or article metadata.

Access for checking · 0.5/1

Only abstract or bibliographic access was confirmed.

Double-blind? The retrieved publisher record does not establish whether participants or outcome assessors were blinded.