| dc.description.abstract | Cloud computing is an emerging technology that is being embraced by more and more
organizations. It has been viewed as a way to increase the capacity or add capabilities
dynamically without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new
software. A qualitative approach was adopted for this study. In order to gather information on
the subject matter, questionnaires were used. The responses were fed into a cloud readiness
assessment tool and score generated based on the questions. The score ranked the cloud
readiness status as average at 65.4%. This is ranked as average based on the Business
Software Alliance Global Cloud Computing Scorecard. Improving hardware readiness was
identified as an area needing improvement. This can be achieved by obtaining a higher
degree of virtualization and by willing to upgrade the current hardware and software
infrastructure. Connectivity readiness was also identified as needing improvement. The study
also found out that faster broadband connection with redundant capabilities can improve the
score.The assessment computed a potential value of 70.4% that Nairobi County government
could gain from the functionalities and flexibility of the cloud. | en_US |
