1Department of Information System, AL Baha University, AL Baha City, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Computer Science, AL Baha University, AL Baha City, Saudi Arabia
American Journal of Information Systems.
2016,
Vol. 4 No. 1, 7-10
DOI: 10.12691/ajis-4-1-2
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Mohmed Sirelkhtem Adrees, Majzoob K.Omer, Osama E. Sheta. Cloud Computing Adoption in the Higher Education (Sudan as a model): A SWOT Analysis.
American Journal of Information Systems. 2016; 4(1):7-10. doi: 10.12691/ajis-4-1-2.
Correspondence to: Mohmed Sirelkhtem Adrees, Department of Information System, AL Baha University, AL Baha City, Saudi Arabia. Email:
mkomer@bu.edu.saAbstract
The use of cloud computing technology in higher education in the least developed countries represents a real opportunity for those countries. This study aims to perform SWOT analysis to determine the impact of the cloud computing implementation such as Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) in higher education institutions of the least developed countries, Republic of Sudan as model, and that from the perspective of Directors, Teachers and Students, to find the effect of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats when using cloud computing technology in higher education. The study revealed positive results, because of the advantages offered by such as the flexibility and efficiency, and the ability to acquiring knowledge. There were drawbacks in the implementation of cloud computing such as privacy and security issues, and give this paper solutions to benefit from the opportunities, and to overcome the threats mentioned.
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