Transition to the Cloud: A Vendor Perspective

Jonas Hedman; Xiao Xiao

doi:10.1109/HICSS.2016.494

Transition to the Cloud: A Vendor Perspective

Jonas Hedman, Xiao Xiao

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Abstract

The rising of cloud computing has dramatically changed the way software companies provide and distribute their IT product and related services over the last decades. Today, most software is bought offthe-shelf and distributed over the Internet. This transition is greatly influencing how software companies operate. In this paper, we present a case study of an ERP vendor for SMB (small and mediumsize business) in making a transition towards a cloud-based business model. Through the theoretical lens of ecosystem, we are able to analyze the evolution of the vendor and its business network as a whole, and find that the relationship between vendor and Value-added-Reseller (VAR) is greatly affected.
We conclude by presenting critical issues and challenges for managing such cloud transition.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2016)
Editors	Ralph H. Sprague, Tung X. Bui
Number of pages	10
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos, CA
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2016
Pages	3989-3998
Article number	7427679
ISBN (Print)	9781479983896
ISBN (Electronic)	9780769556703
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2016.494
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2016 - Kauai, Hawaii, United States Duration: 5 Jan 2016 → 8 Jan 2016 Conference number: 49 http://www.hicss.org/

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Conference	49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2016
Number	49
Country/Territory	United States
City	Kauai, Hawaii
Period	05/01/2016 → 08/01/2016
Internet address	http://www.hicss.org/

Series	Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
ISSN	1060-3425

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Hedman, J & Xiao, X 2016, Transition to the Cloud: A Vendor Perspective. in RH Sprague & TX Bui (eds), Proceedings of the 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2016)., 7427679, IEEE, Los Alamitos, CA, Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, pp. 3989-3998, 49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2016, Kauai, Hawaii, United States, 05/01/2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2016.494

Transition to the Cloud: A Vendor Perspective. / Hedman, Jonas ; Xiao, Xiao.
Proceedings of the 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2016). ed. / Ralph H. Sprague; Tung X. Bui. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE, 2016. p. 3989-3998 7427679 (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences).

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