Decision makers views of factors affecting cloud computing adoption in saudi healthcare organisations

This paper presents a qualitative study which provides an in-depth understanding of the Cloud Computing adoption decision-making process in healthcare organisations in Saudi Arabia. The paper discusses the factors which will affect Cloud Computing decision making process in Saudi Arabia. The findings of the study showed that the factors affecting Cloud Computing adoption can be divided into five main categories, Technological, Business, Environmental, Organisational and Human. This paper also identifies some of the key drivers and challenges of Cloud Computing adoption in Saudi healthcare organisations. This study will help both Saudi healthcare organisations and Cloud Computing vendors in understanding healthcare organisations' attitude towards the adoption of Cloud Computing.