I Can But I Won't

<p>Cloud computing is one of the hottest topics in Information Technology accounting for growth in IT spending with global revenues surging to over $130 billion in 2013. According to the Federal CIO the U. S. Government is considered the world's largest purchaser of information technology with spending more than $76 billion per year. Since the commercial industry uses cloud computing to reduce costs optimize business functions and collaborate on real-time data for decision making should the Department of Defense implement cloud computing? Research examined the possibility that cloud computing is not seen as a viable technology and if the IT professionals in the DoD who are unwilling to implement cloud computing. Data from a survey of DoD IT professionals was compared to data from a survey from the commercial industry and was used in a model to determine perceived viability and perceived willingness to implement the technology. Perceived viability of cloud computing is determined by the cost organizational inertia and the fit of the technology with the organization. The perceived willingness is only partially measured by the viability. Perceived willingness is an attitude toward the technology and changing that attitude towards could assist with the willingness to implement the technology.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>