Development of cloud computing in Malaysia.

Cloud-computing is a solution to expansion of SMEs in Malaysia.

              

               Studies has shown that economic growth in Asia Pacific has been contributed by the performance and positioning of small and medium enterprises (SME) companies that represents over 95% of businesses in most APEC economies as well as providing half of all employment. In Malaysia itself, SMEs have prepared about 56% employment and contributing to 31% of GDP and 19% of exports. In the Tenth Malaysia Plan (2011-2015), SMEs have been put as spotlight to encounter the economic downturns and to strike back to upcoming years.

               

                 However, there is a need to equip the untapped potential SMEs from letting these companies ‘handicapped’ from contributing to economic growth and this can only be done by changing the business environment through Information of Communications and Technologies to act as a tool for transitioning new face of business development. Past years have shown that ICT could be very effective to progressive business growth but can be costly at the same time. Be grateful to cloud computing as it could turn out as turning point to ICT problem to be established in Malaysia.

                

                   Serious problems faced by majority of SMEs are undercapitalized, underserved and underdeveloped when it comes to technology tools and human expertise to run the businesses and unfortunately most of these companies are lack or absence in IT departments to drive this cloud computing as a powerful mechanism to generate their businesses. But recently, steps by steps are taken to approach this way as a solution and applications in cloud would aid to ensure the business continuity and to prevent massive data loss in any forms of obstacles. Utility in cloud computing has been used as a boon for SMEs and also for cost-control as it allows them to work with services on a smaller scale first. Microsoft has sponsored Springboard Survey to carry out its research in Asian region and surprisingly, cloud computing has been adopted not only due to cost-saving, but as well as to guard unauthorized accessed data and to support unpredictable workloads. So, it’s truly explained that cloud computing is a medium of solution to back up the SMEs to generate business growth in Malaysia.

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written by : Mohamad Firdaous bin Mohamed Idris A132265