Factors Affecting the Adoption of Amazon Web Services in Government Institutions in Jordan

In an economic recession, cloud computer infrastructure will play an important role in public organizations and the private sector, as it reduces, in addition to providing many other advantages, the expense of accessing information technology (IT) software. In public sector organizations, cloud computing is currently not widely used, particularly for Jordan for several reasons and factors. The objective of this analysis is to recognize and understand these variables that could influence the adoption of cloud computing in the Jordan government industry, to understand the theoretical context of this issue through the proposal of a conceptual model, and to assist and direct Jordanian government organizations in implementing cloud computing in practice. This study employed a hybrid methodology approach consisting of two steps of data collection and analysis. The first phase of the online survey was based on the literature survey and technically performed. Descriptive and one direction frequency statistics, inferential analysis and regression analysis have been used for the quantitative analyses of the results. 19 theories have been tested. The quantitative data were analyzed to detect factors which can influence the adoption and the importance of cloud computing. To engage in this study four Jordanian organizations have been selected. Thematic interpretation of the results was used to analyses them. The considerations studied were divided into three major categories: the organizational and technical background, environmental and external constraint and the advantages perceived. In addition to this, the study found a theoretical model that does not address the influences and challenges of the adoption of cloud data and proposes a new concept model to improve understanding of these facets by conducting a comprehensive literature survey which would lead to the identification of possible factors that could influence the introduction of cloud computing.