Measuring the Business Value of Cloud Computing
The importance of demonstrating the value achieved from IT investments is long established in the Computer Science (CS) and Information Systems (IS) literature. However, emerging technologies such as the ever-changing complex area of cloud computing present new challenges and opportunities for demon...
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| Format: | eBook Book |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020
Springer International Publishing AG Palgrave Macmillan |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Series: | Palgrave studies in digital business and enabling technologies |
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| ISBN: | 3030431983, 9783030431983, 3030431975, 9783030431976 |
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Table of Contents:
- 4.2 The Four Tiers of Cloud Service Brokerage -- 4.3 Characteristics of B2B Cloud Marketplace Platforms -- 4.4 Benefits of B2B Cloud Marketplace -- 4.5 Mini-case Study I: Salesforce AppExchange -- 4.6 Mini-case Study II: RapidAPI -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Refinement of Cost Models for Cloud Deployments through Economic Models Addressing Federated Clouds -- 5.1 Topic Definition -- 5.1.1 Public Clouds, Private Clouds, and Interconnected Clouds -- 5.1.2 The Need for Detailed Cost Models for Clouds -- 5.2 State of the Art in Cost Models -- 5.2.1 Cost Factor Category: Electric Power -- 5.2.2 Cost Factor Category: System Infrastructure -- 5.2.3 Cost Factor Category: Software -- 5.2.4 Cost Factor Category: Human Resources -- 5.2.5 Cost Factor Category: Business Premises -- 5.2.6 Cost Factor Category: Cloud Services -- 5.3 Avenues for Future Research: Economic Models for Federated Clouds -- References -- Chapter 6: Value Creation and Power Asymmetries in Digital Ecosystems: A Study of a Cloud Gaming Provider -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Digital Platforms and Ecosystems -- 6.3 Value Creation Within Digital Ecosystems -- 6.4 The Concept of Power in Partner Networks -- 6.5 Research Method -- 6.6 G-Cluster -- 6.6.1 Creation of a Partner Network -- 6.6.2 Evolution in Partner Networks -- 6.6.3 Equal Power in a Partner Network -- 6.7 Results -- 6.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Measuring the Business Value of Cloud Computing: Emerging Paradigms and Future Directions for Research -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Changing Nature of the Cloud -- 7.2.1 The Evolution of Shared Resources -- 7.2.2 The Heterogeneous Cloud -- 7.2.3 The Composable Cloud -- 7.2.4 The Automated Cloud -- 7.3 Cloud Computing and the Internet of Things -- 7.4 Towards an Agenda for Business Value in Cloud Computing Research -- 7.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index
- Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Book Description -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Measuring the Business Value of IT -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Financial Approaches to Measuring Business Value -- 1.2.1 OpEx Measures of IT Business Value -- 1.3 Beyond Financials: Quantifying Non-financial Aspects of IT Business Value -- 1.3.1 Scoring -- 1.3.2 Value Linking and Value Acceleration -- 1.4 Beyond Quantification: Holistic Measurement of IT Business Value -- 1.4.1 Digital Options in the Cloud -- 1.4.2 Monetisation of Big Data -- 1.5 Additional Considerations for Business Value of Cloud Computing -- 1.6 Beyond Measurement to Managing Benefits Realisation -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Measuring the Business Value of Infrastructure Migration to the Cloud -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Cloud Architecture and Business Value -- 2.3 Measuring the ROI of a Cloud Infrastructure -- 2.3.1 Step 1: Suitability to Cloud Computing -- 2.3.2 Step 2: Determine the Period of Time for the Financial Evaluation -- 2.3.3 Step 3: Identify the Future Cloud Solution -- 2.3.4 Step 4: Evaluate the Future Costs and Benefits -- 2.3.5 Step 5: Evaluate the as-is Costs and Benefits -- 2.3.6 Step 6: Evaluate the as-is Costs and Benefits -- 2.4 Case Study -- 2.4.1 Company and Application Overview -- 2.4.2 Suitability Index -- 2.4.3 ROI Estimation -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The SaaS Payoff: Measuring the Business Value of Provisioning Software-as-a-Service Technologies -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Study Background -- 3.2.1 SaaS Provision -- 3.2.2 Bounding the Business Model Concept -- 3.3 Methodology -- 3.4 Discussion of Findings -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Cloud Service Brokerage: Exploring Characteristics and Benefits of B2B Cloud Marketplaces -- 4.1 Introduction