Modernizing Data and Cloud Practices: A Review and Model Proposal for Future Studies

The interaction of society is transforming towards connectivity and digital experiences. This results in big data which cannot be utilized and managed by companies in an efficient way. Despite various applications of the cloud and other advanced technologies, companies cannot distinguish essential information adequately. Consequently, there is a need for data modernization, but there are only partial modernization solutions and no incorporative model. Thus, a literature review was leveraged to isolate 15 related criteria, which are then grouped under 3 main dimensions (i) business, (ii) organizational and cultural, and (iii) technical, which then delivers a generic model suitable to guide and measure the transformation of companies.