Adoption Strategy for Cloud Computing in Research Institution

Abstract

Currently, Kenyan research institutions Information Technology operations use external storage, within or without institutional network environments.

This study presents a structured literature review of a cloud computing adop- tion strategy for research institutions in Kenya. The reviews objectives are: 1)

to establish the characteristics/peculiarities and IT environments of research

institutions in Kenya, 2) current cloud computing technologies, adoption ap- proaches and drivers in the adoption of cloud computing. The findings are

that there is need for an adoption strategy for Cloud computing in the Ke- nyan research Institutions that will use a DOI and TOE combined approach

while addressing technological, organizational and environmental factors. The

findings are used to propose a cloud computing adoption strategy for the Ke- nyan Research Institutions in future research.