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The rise of cloud computing provides important challenges for organizations. One such challenge r... more The rise of cloud computing provides important challenges for organizations. One such challenge relates to the core capabilities organizations need in order to successfully deploy cloud computing. While implications of cloud computing for client capabilities have been studied, the implications for different types of suppliers are not well understood. Our research investigates the effects of cloud computing on the core capabilities of suppliers. In particular we focus on the consequences of Software as a Service (SaaS) for the required competencies of IT-Brokerages, intermediary parties between IT-providers and the client organization. Based on literature we developed three propositions which were examined in three in-depth case studies. Results indicate an increased importance of business facing skills, customer development and process re-engineering capabilities of the IT-Brokerage when engaging with SaaS. Results also indicate that governance of SaaS-applications at the client is diverse and often underdeveloped, possibly leading to lack of focus on SaaS-governance at the IT-Brokerage. The research contributes to an increased understanding of requirements for suppliers to optimize cloud usage for organizations. This is crucial for organizations as with cloud computing they become more reliant on the capabilities of their suppliers.
For IS researchers it is important to know and understand the different notions of information, t... more For IS researchers it is important to know and understand the different notions of information, their assumptions and the consequences of using them. The goal of this paper is to inform the reader which notions exist in literature of various disciplines. An overview is given of different information notions and approaches to information. On the basis of this overview four basic notions are proposed, which I consider to be the most important notions used in literature.
Information is a central yet difficult concept for information management. To understand the mean... more Information is a central yet difficult concept for information management. To understand the meaning of information today, it is important to understand its history. The goal of this paper is to provide an understanding of this history and to make explicit important lessons from this history for information management. First, a model of information's history is presented that explicitly focuses on information's relation with ontology and epistemology. Second, the history of information is described using this model.
The rise of cloud computing provides important challenges for organizations. One such challenge r... more The rise of cloud computing provides important challenges for organizations. One such challenge relates to the core capabilities organizations need in order to successfully deploy cloud computing. While implications of cloud computing for client capabilities have been studied, the implications for different types of suppliers are not well understood. Our research investigates the effects of cloud computing on the core capabilities of suppliers. In particular we focus on the consequences of Software as a Service (SaaS) for the required competencies of IT-Brokerages, intermediary parties between IT-providers and the client organization. Based on literature we developed three propositions which were examined in three in-depth case studies. Results indicate an increased importance of business facing skills, customer development and process re-engineering capabilities of the IT-Brokerage when engaging with SaaS. Results also indicate that governance of SaaS-applications at the client is diverse and often underdeveloped, possibly leading to lack of focus on SaaS-governance at the IT-Brokerage. The research contributes to an increased understanding of requirements for suppliers to optimize cloud usage for organizations. This is crucial for organizations as with cloud computing they become more reliant on the capabilities of their suppliers.
For IS researchers it is important to know and understand the different notions of information, t... more For IS researchers it is important to know and understand the different notions of information, their assumptions and the consequences of using them. The goal of this paper is to inform the reader which notions exist in literature of various disciplines. An overview is given of different information notions and approaches to information. On the basis of this overview four basic notions are proposed, which I consider to be the most important notions used in literature.
Information is a central yet difficult concept for information management. To understand the mean... more Information is a central yet difficult concept for information management. To understand the meaning of information today, it is important to understand its history. The goal of this paper is to provide an understanding of this history and to make explicit important lessons from this history for information management. First, a model of information's history is presented that explicitly focuses on information's relation with ontology and epistemology. Second, the history of information is described using this model.