CMDSSI: A decision support system for cloud migration for SMEs in India

Cloud computing is currently the hot topic in Information Technology (IT) as it offers a nontraditional model for managing and implementing IT in enterprises. Due to its benefits such as low investment for hardware and dynamic scaling, migrating data and application to cloud environment is gaining popularity in recent years in India. The main aim of this paper is to investigate the aspects of cloud migration with particular importance to SMEs in India and present a literature review of the existing frameworks and models available for cloud adoption. We have identified a number of issues that SMEs in India face while migrating to a cloud infrastructure and have presented our findings as an initial step towards a Decision Support System for cloud migration in India, referred to as Cloud Migration Decision Support System for India (CMDSSI).