Cloud ERP systems architectural challenges on cloud adoption in large international organizations : A sociomaterial perspective

• This combined literature review and case employs a sociomaterial perspective to explore architectural challenges and countermeasures that BioOrganism, the case company, should consider in a decision to adopt a cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The case has experiences with an on-premises model, but not the cloud model per se. The study is designed with an element of case to provide a solid backdrop toward the sociomaterial perspective, which focuses on a reciprocal enactment between the cloud ERP systems architecture and the BioOrganism contextual surrounding. Six architecture challenges were identified: (1) data security, (2) data privacy, (3) network dependency, (4) system mobility, (5) vendor lock-in, and (6) scalability. Countermeasures that BioOrganism, and other large international organizations of similar nature, can take to mitigate risks from the six challenges are presented in the review.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications -- Information Systems, Social aspects (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Cloud architecture; Cloud ERP systems; Literature review; Sociomaterial perspective

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