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Master's thesis refers to the branch of computer science, which is called cloud computing. The author was particularly interested in what business potential cloud computing has got for small and medium enterprises. However, for easier comparison, bigger enterprises were also taken in consideration.
In the introductory phase of the master's thesis, we manly focused on the definiton of cloud computing, for better understanding of the issue. We presented various definitions, as understood by individual authors and experts in ther professional work. Through the historical perspective, we showed the development of computer science in general and particularly highlighted those events in the development, that contributed to the fact that cloud computing has evolved to such an extent as we know it today.Furthermore, we focused on different models of cloud computing and realized, that it consists of three main levels. Their study is particularly important to the company, because each level reflects its own concept and the method of using it. Each level has got its own advantages and disadvantages, all together they reflect the general advantages and disadvantages, which we also touched upon, identified and compared with conventional computing.
One of the main disadvantages and an uncertainty, that is perceived by the enterprises and which they are mainly frightened of, is the security. So we paid particularly close attention to it and identified different aspects of security, and also touched upon the topic, which is intended for the management of security in enterprises.
In the second part of the master's thesis, we conducted two studies, namely a survey relating to Slovenian companies in relation to cloud computing and their application, and a survey of providers of cloud services. The results of the first study are interesting and lead to the conclusion, that in Slovenia the potential offered by cloud computing has not been fully exploited yet. On the other hand, we have providers that are divided into several groups and, in order to exist, forced in constant development by the globalization. A characteristic of some is co-operation with external partners. Thus, we have companies that are merely an intermediary between the developer of the service and the customer. In the second study, we analyzed the services that can be found on the Slovenian market. They are divided into global and domestic services, which we compared. We found out that the prices of individual services, that offer similar or related modules, are not significantly different.
In the end, we were interested in further leap into the future. Through research, conducted by the world-renowned magazine, we dared to predict the growth of the analyzed sector in the future up to the year 2020. It is an indisputable fact that the cloud computing model will be developed and strengthened in the future. The flagships will be the services that relate to the SaaS level of cloud computing. |