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A Cooperative Community Cloud for Small and Medium Enterprises

Haselmann Till, Vossen Gottrfied, Lipsky Stefanie, Theurl Theresia

Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

Cloud computing, or more generally cloud services, ought to be particularly attractive for small and mediumenterprises (SMEs). According to expert opinion, these enterprises should be able to benefit overproportionally from outsourced IT services due to a variety of reasons. As of today, however, many SMEs still refrain from adopting cloud services because they do not trust the cloud service provider sufficiently and they cannot assess the legal implications of using cloud services. In this paper, we present an argument in favor of a cooperative community cloud that applies the paradigm of a cooperative to cloud operations. We sketch our vision of a "trustworthy" cloud, argue for its viability, and identify areas for future research.

Details about the publication

Page range: 104-109
Publisher: SciTePress
Title of series: Science and Technology Publications
Status: Published
Release year: 2011
Language in which the publication is written: English
Conference: Proc.\ 1st International Conference on Cloud Computing and Service Science (CLOSER), Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands

Authors from the University of Münster

Vossen, Gottfried
Databases and Information Systems Group (DBIS)

Projects the publication originates from

Cooperatives as a source of trust in the field of cloud computing for small and medium enterprises - A conceptional approach for modelling a cooperativ cloud
Duration: 01/02/2010 - 31/01/2013
Type of project: Own resources project