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“CLOUD COMPUTING AS A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL ON-

PREMISE ERP AND MASSIVE DATA STORAGE”

MBANZABUGABO Jean Baptiste (BE, MCA, Ms.SE, PhD.), RUKUNDO Pin!e (B.s!, M.s!

"#, PhD S!h$%a)& Uni'esit $ #$*is+ #e!hn$%$ an- B*siness St*-ies (U#B), Uni'esit $

Ran-a (UR)

Kia%i / Ran-a.

ABSTRACT

This paper sought to aver Cloud Computing as a Suitable Alternative to the Traditional On-

Premise ERP and Massive Data Storage based on the information from the institutions that

implement ERP system government and private organs that !onsiders the adoption of !loud

ERP and professionals !omments from !loud te!hnology media blogs" #n this gamut the genuine

number of detriments of On-premise ERP deployment in today te!hnology arena and subsidies of

Cloud $ased ERP adoption%

The resear!her after getting the above information !ondu!ted as survey about this !ensus to

establish the potential of Cloud Computing based ERP as a suitable and alternative use of the

On-Premise ERP and Massive Data Storage The study had three main ob&e!tives in!luding

establishing 'hether people are li(ely to adopt Cloud based ERP and indi!ating 'hi!h fa!tors

that are important for them to adopt or not the Cloud !omputing $ased ERP"

Keywords:

C%$*- C$+p*tin, On/pe+ises ERP, +assi'e -ata st$ae, C%$*- 0ase- ERP, "n$+ati$n

1in2in, "n$+ati$n 1ea2ae, #espasses, Se'i!e O*ts$*!in an- 3it*a%isati$n 4a+e$2.

INTRODUCTION AND PROBLEM

OUTLINING

C%$*- !$+p*tin is $ne $ the %atest

inn$'ati$ns $ "# hi!h !%ai+s t$ 0e a%%

!apa0%e $ -i'in the *t*e $%- $ "#

ithin +ini+*+ !$sts. #his !$n!ept $ !%$*-

!$+p*tin 0ein $ne si-e i-e% a!!epte-

0 n$+a% *ses hi%e $n the $the han-

+a5$it $ the Oani6ati$ns ha'e s$+e

sei$*s stan-$ !$n!ens 0e$e +$'in

thei Entepise Res$*!e P%annin Sste+s

t$ this $+ $ "# e'$%*ti$n.

#he i-ea %ea-in t$ !%$*- !$+p*tin

paa-i+ is that the !$+p*tin es$*!es an-

s$tae ae a'ai%a0%e t$ the en- *se,

hethe an $anisati$n $ an in-i'i-*a%, in a

'it*a%i6e- en'i$n+ent (!%$*-) an- the *se

!an a!!ess it $n -e+an- an- *sin a 7pa as

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p%annin (ERP) s$%*ti$ns@ O sh$*%- it

in'est in e+ein s$tae/as/a/se'i!e

(SaaS) 0ase- ERP s$%*ti$ns@

REVIE+ O, RELATED LITERATURES

4$+ the senses $ %iteat*es the $%%$in

ta0%e hih%iht the a-'antae $ C%$*- 0ase-

ERP $'e On/Pe+ise EPR>

Cloud )&sed ERPs

. Pro'#de o$-de&$d sel-ser'#(e. #his +eans

that a !%$*- *se !an a!!ess the ERP Sste+

!apa0i%ities ith$*t h*+an inte'enti$n $+

the se'i!e p$'i-e.

:. Pro'#de )ro&d $e"wor. &((ess. #his +eans that

a *se !an !$nne!t $+ anhee, ea-%ess

the p%at$+ an-$ -e'i!e, at an ti+e

(p$'i-e- thee is intenet a!!ess)

. Pro'#de resour(e !ool#$%. #his +eans that a

$*p $ *ses ($ !*st$+es) shae a !$e set $

!$+p*tin es$*!es. #his is hat8s +eant 0 a

“+*%ti/tenant” +$-e%.

F. Pro'#de R&!#d el&s"#(#"y. Capa0i%ities !an 0e

e%asti!a%% p$'isi$ne- an- e%ease-

a*t$+ati!a%% t$ s!a%e api-% $*ta- an-

ina- !$++ens*ate ith -e+an-.

/0 Me&sured ser'#(e. C%$*- 0ase- sste+s

a*t$+ati!a%% !$nt$% an- $pti+i6e es$*!e *se

0 %e'eain a +etein !apa0i%it at s$+e

%e'e% $ a0sta!ti$n app$piate t$ the tpe $

se'i!e (e.., st$ae, p$!essin, 0an-i-th,an- a!ti'e *se a!!$*nts). Res$*!e !an 0e

+$nit$e-, !$nt$%%e-, an- ep$te-, p$'i-in

tanspaen! $ 0$th the p$'i-e an-

!$ns*+e $ the *ti%i6e- se'i!e.

Cloud ERP Co!&res "o o$- !re#se

ERP

C$+pain ERP $n/pe+ises 'es*s C%$*-

ERP is t$*0%e/ee 0ase- $n the p%*s $ne

$e ahea- an$the.

#he 0asi! -ieen!e 0eteen $n/pe+ise

ERP an- !%$*- ERP is !%ea> On/pe+ise

ERP s$%*ti$ns ae insta%%e- %$!a%% $n $*

!$+pans ha-ae an- se'es an- then

+anae- 0 $* "# sta hi%e !%$*- ERP,

a%s$ !a%%e- SaaS, $ S$tae/as/a/Se'i!e, is

p$'i-e- as a se'i!e. ?ith this tpe $

-ep%$+ent, a !$+pans ERP s$tae an-

its ass$!iate- -ata ae +anae- !enta%%

(in the "ntenet H!%$*-H) 0 the ERP 'en-$

anae a!!esse- 0 !*st$+es *sin a e0

0$se .

?hat +a n$t 0e s$ !%ea is that the tpe $

ERP -ep%$+ent +$-e% $* !h$$se !an ha'e

a sinii!ant i+pa!t a!$ss $* 0*siness.

9ee ae s$+e 2e a!t$s that +$st $ the

!$+panies, $ani6ati$n an- SMEs sh$*%-

!$nsi-e hen eihin hethe t$ *se $n/

pe+ise $ !%$*-/0ase- ERP s$tae>

Ow$ers*#! Cos"s

On/pe+ise ERP sste+s *s*a%% e*ie

%ae *p$nt an- $n$in in'est+ents t$

p*!hase an- +anae the s$tae an- the

e%ate- ha-ae, se'es an- a!i%ities

ne!essa t$ *n it. " !$+panies,

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$ani6ati$ns an- SMEs -$n8t ha'e a %ae

$ e=peien!e- "# sta, +a a%s$ ha'e t$

in'est +$e ti+e an- +$ne in a--iti$na%

pes$nne% an- tain the+. E'en +$e

i+p$tant%, $n/pe+ise sste+s e*ie that

thei "# tea+ spen- a sinii!ant a+$*nt $

thei ti+e an- 0*-ets ens*in thei sste+

ae *p/an-/*nnin hen the nee- it,

in!%*-in +aintenan!e $ ha-ae, se'e

$$+s, an- +$e. ?hen it8s ti+e $ thei

ERP sste+ t$ 0e *pa-e-, "# +*st then

e-ep%$ the sste+ a!$ss the 'ai$*s *ses

!$+p*tes an- e/i+p%e+ent 'ai$*s

!*st$+i6ati$ns an- inteati$ns that thei

0*siness insta%%e- $n thei pe'i$*s s$tae.

4$ !%$*-/0ase- ERP, initia% !$sts ae

tpi!a%% +*!h %$e 0e!a*se the si+p%

i+p%e+ent the s$tae t$ thei e*ie+ents

an- then a!!ess it th$*h thei !$+p*tes

intenet !$nne!ti$n. #he !%$*- ERP p$'i-e

h$sts an- +aintains a%% $ the "#

inast*!t*e $ the+, ens*es the sste+ is

a%as *nnin, that the -ata is se!*e, an-

that p$-*!t enhan!e+ents ae $%%e- $*t

pain%ess% t$ thei s$%*ti$n ith$*t 0ea2in

thei pe'i$*s% i+p%e+ente-

!*st$+i6ati$ns. U%ti+ate%, this a%% a%%$s

thei "# es$*!es t$ $!*s $n inn$'atin an-

he%pin $ the 0*siness +$e ee!ti'e%,

athe than spen-in a -isp$p$ti$nate

a+$*nt $ thei ti+e $n +aintainin an-

+anain thei $n/pe+ise sste+s. C%$*-

ERP a%s$ $es a pe-i!ta0%e, pa/as/$*/$

s*0s!ipti$n +$-e% that !an +a2e !ash %$

+anae+ent an- p%annin +*!h easie.

O'e ti+e, th$se "# sa'ins a-- *p. ?hen

!$+pain the t$ta% !$st $ $neship $ $n/

pe+ise ERP s$%*ti$ns e%ati'e t$ !%$*-

sste+s, $ne in-*st ana%st st*- $*n-that !%$*-/0ase- ERP !an !$st I; pe!ent

%ess than $n/site ERP $ a ;;/e+p%$ee

!$+pan $'e a $*/ea pei$-.

Sys"e U!%r&des &$d E$*&$(ee$"s

On/pe+ise ERP s$tae !an 0e

!*st$+i6e-, 0*t th$se !*st$+i6ati$ns ae tie-t$ $* !*ent s$tae -ep%$+ent anae

n$t eas t$ e/i+p%e+ent ith *t*e

'esi$ns. As $* ERP p$'i-e e%eases ne

p$-*!t *p-ates an- enhan!e+ents, $*

pe'i$*s% i+p%e+ente- !*st$+i6ati$ns i%%

0e ipe- $*t hen $* *pa-e an- $* "#

tea+ i%% ha'e t$ stat !*st$+i6in $+

s!at!h aain. #hats the +ain eas$n +an

!$+panies si+p% a'$i- *pa-in thei $n/

site ERP s$tae an- 5*st sett%e $ *nnin

thei 0*siness $n $*t/$/-ate te!hn$%$. "n

a!t, t$/thi-s $ +i-/si6e 0*sinesses ae

*nnin $*t-ate- 'esi$ns $ thei ERP

s$tae.

"n !$ntast, !%$*- ERP s$%*ti$ns %i2e

Mi!$s$t $ "BM an- s$ $ne, ae !$ntin*a%%

*pa-e- 0 the p$'i-e s$ $* !an 0e s*e

$*e a%as *sin the %atest, +$st

a-'an!e- 'esi$n $ $* ERP s$tae.

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Be!a*se $ the !%$*- p%at$+ t$-as

%ea-in !%$*- app%i!ati$ns ae 0*i%t *p$n,

$* pe'i$*s% i+p%e+ente- !*st$+i6ati$ns

an- inteati$ns a*t$+ati!a%% !a $a-

hen the s$%*ti$n is *p-ate- ith$*t

a--iti$na% in'est+ent.

"+p$'e- Sste+ Pe$+an!e an-

A!!essi0i%it

C%$*- ERP $ten -e%i'es 0ette pe$+an!e

than $n/pe+ise s$%*ti$ns. C%$*- s$tae

a!hite!t*e is -esine- $+ the $*n- *p

$ +a=i+*+ net$2 pe$+an!e, hi!h

!an +ean 0ette app%i!ati$n a'ai%a0i%it than

ta-iti$na% $n/site ERP sste+s. C%$*-/0ase-

ERP a%s$ $es $pti+i6e- pe$+an!e that

!an a-apt t$ $* nee-s. " thee is a spi2e in

$* 0*siness, !%$*- ERP a*t$+ati!a%%

a-5*sts an- -na+i!a%% p$'isi$ns

a--iti$na% es$*!es t$ han-%e the s*e. A

%$!a% "# -epat+ent is *n%i2e% t$ 0e a0%e t$

a!hie'e these es*%ts, an- +a n$t e'en 0e

a0%e t$ e*%a% ep$t thei sste+ *pti+e

es*%ts t$ +anae+ent.

"ts a%s$ i+p$tant t$ n$te that a !%$*-/0ase-

ERP s$%*ti$n p$'i-es ea%/ti+e -ata that !an

0e a!!esse- 'ia the "ntenet anhee at an

ti+e. #hat +eans that sta at $* !$+pan

!an see a!!*ate in$+ati$n $n %apt$ps,

s+at ph$nes, an- ta0%et -e'i!es hi%e the

ta'e% $ te%e!$++*te a%% ith$*t e=ta set*p

ees $ $n$in !$sts.

N$t $n% !an !%$*-/0ase- ERP p$'i-e 0ette

pe$+an!e an- eate a!!essi0i%it, 0*t

0ette se!*it as e%%.

De!loye$" S!eed

E'e ERP -ep%$+ent ta2es ti+e an-

e*ies !ae*% p%annin, 0*t !%$*- ERP

$es !%ea a-'antaes hen $* !$nsi-e

spee- $ -ep%$+ent. Sin!e !%$*- ERP

e*ies n$ a--iti$na% ha-ae, $*

0*siness -$esnt ha'e t$ aste ti+e

p$!*in an- insta%%in "# inast*!t*e.

?ith !%$*- ERP, $* !an easi% $%% it $*t

a!$ss +*%tip%e ei$ns, s*0si-iaies, an-

-i'isi$ns, a'$i-in the !$st ass$!iate- ith

th$se $%%$*ts. " $* !h$se a !%$*-/0ase-

ERP sste+, these -ieen!es !an a-- *p t$

a sinii!ant ti+e sa'ins> C%$*- ERP

-ep%$+ents *s*a%% ta2e / +$nths

!$+pae- t$ the : +$nths that it tpi!a%%

ta2es t$ i+p%e+ent an $n/pe+ise s$%*ti$n.

C%$*-/0ase- ERP sste+s ae a%s$ easie t$

s!a%e, i'in $* the %e=i0i%it t$ a-- +$e

*ses as $* 0*siness $s. On/site ERP

s$%*ti$ns -$nt $e the sa+e ee-$+ t$

i'e +$e e+p%$ees a!!ess t$ an $n/site

sste+, its $ten ne!essa t$ p$'isi$n

a--iti$na% ha-ae.

E'e 0*siness is *ni*e, s$ ta2in the ti+e

t$ !$nsi-e h$ -ieent ERP -ep%$+ent

$pti$ns i%% ae!t $* !$+pan is !iti!a%.

#$ %ean +$e a0$*t -ep%$in a !%$*-/0ase-

ERP s$%*ti$n.

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METHOD O, INVESTIGATION AND

SUMMAR1 O, ,INDINGS

Sste+ati! an- p$a!ti'e +eth$-s ha'e 0een

a-$pte- in !$%%e!tin in$+ati$n $+ a

p$p*%ati$n $ inteest. "t ten-s t$ 0e

*antitati'e in nat*e an- ai+s t$ !$%%e!t

in$+ati$n $+ a sa+p%e $ the p$p*%ati$n

s*!h that the es*%ts ae epesentati'e $ the

p$p*%ati$n ithin a !etain -eee $ e$

ee.

#he -ata !$%%e!ti$n p$!e-*e as an

inte'ies 0ase- ith "# patnes $ C%$*-

se'i!e p$'i-e !$+panies in Ran-a,

Uni'esities an- B*siness C$+panies,spe!ii! instit*ti$n that i+p%e+ent ERP

sste+, "# !$ns*%tants an- ERP *ses,

$'en+ent an- pi'ate $ans in Ran-a

that !$nsi-es the a-$pti$n $ !%$*- ERP,

p$essi$na%s !$++ents $+ s$!ia% +e-ia

0%$s i%% 0e an$the s$*!e $ -ata t$ 0e

*se- in this esea!h.

#he $the -ata s$*!es ae t$ 0e !$%%e!te-

$+ the s!h$%a st*-ies an- e!ent ati!%es

that $!*s $n !%$*- se'i!es $*ts$*!in an-

!%$*- ERP.

#he inte'ies 0ase- $n $pen *esti$ns an-

0*i%t $05e!ti'e% ith$*t inteein $

*i-in the esp$n-ents t$ spe!ii! anses

as !$n-*!te- in 'ai$*s taet

heea0$*ts.

#he 0$- $ $ani6ati$n an- in-*st

2n$%e-e a0$*t On/Pe+ise ERP sste+s

an- C%$*- 0ase- ERP ha'e ea!he- a !etain

+at*it, p*0%i! instit*ti$ns e!$nise the

a-'antaes $ +iati$n t$ !%$*- 0ias

Massi'e -ata Cente 0e!a*se a%% $'en+ent

instit*ti$ns ha'e 0een !%aiie- an- se'ea%

-ieent pi'ate instit*ti$ns ae a0$*t t$ sti.

#he es*%ts in-i!ate that the +a5$it $

ee-0a!2s (;) in-i!ate- that the ae

i%%in t$ a%%$ the sit!h an- $the ae

*n-eine- an- nee- t$ 0e i-entiie- in the

*the esea!h. A+$n the a!t$s that +$st

pe$p%e 'a%*e hen -e!i-in t$ +iate

in!%*-e “a hih !$st t$ SME, Se!*it t*st, pi'a!, s!a%a0i%it, ease $ +iati$n an-

%i!ensin iss*es, inte%%e!t*a% p$pet an-

$the sensiti'e in$+ati$n st$e- in the

!%$*- !$*%- 0e st$%en.”, M$e$'e, the

es*%ts t$*!he- $n the %i2e%ih$$- $

esea!he is the a!t$ $ aaeness, "ntenet

C$nne!ti$n an- esistan!e t$ !hane.

CONCLUSION

#his esea!h pape s*ests that thee is a

p$tentia% +a2et $ C%$*- !$+p*tin

Se'i!es, an- S+at "# -e%i'e t$a-s

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S*staina0%e De'e%$p+ent th$*h a !$st

sa'in ith !%$*- ERP a-$pti$n instea- $

-ep%$in On/pe+ise ERP hi!h in!*s

$*ts$*!in e*ip+ents, e=pets h$ !$*%-

0e hie- an- s$tae p$-*!ts t$ inteate-

$ani6ati$n8s -ata an- A--iti$na% t$$%s s*!h

as se!*it %ae inast*!t*es an- p$%i!ies

(4iea%%s, Anti'i*s, Gen*ine an- 1i!ense-

s$taes, Ba!2*p Se'e Sste+s, -isaste/

p$$ , -isaste e!$'e an- sste+

eenineein) an- $the *na'$i-a0%e

e=pense s*!h as 'en-$ %i!enses an- s*pp$t&

thee is a%s$ a n$ta0%e n*+0e $ SMEs that

pee t$ +a2e a sit!h ith$*t %$sin thei

e=istin inast*!t*e +ateia%s 0*t

a%%$!ati$n, *the is $n% t$ e!$++en- that

a +a2etin state nee-s t$ 0e $+*%ate-

t$ !eate aaeness $ this ne 0*66$-

“Cloud Co!u"#$%” as +$st ee-0a!2

in-i!ate- that the -$ n$t e!$ni6e a0$*t

this te!hn$%$. 4ina%%, the pi!in state

sh$*%- 0e $+*%ate- !ae*%% n$t t$

-is!$*ae p$tentia% *ses at the 0einnin

an- "ntenet t$ a%% s!he+es.

#h*s, 4*t*e st*-ies $n these ERP t$pi!s

see+ 'e p$+isin.

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