Analyzing the Risk Factors of Moving to a Remote Application Outsourcing Model

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Author(s): Vishanth Weerakkody (Brunel University, UK), D.E.S. Tebboune (Brunel University, UK), Wendy L. Currie (Brunel University, UK)and Naureen Khan (Brunel University, UK)
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 15
Source title: Electronic Commerce in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises: Frameworks, Issues and Implications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nabeel Al-Qirim (United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-146-9.ch019

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / E-Commerce / Small & Medium Enterprises

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In the last few years there has been much interest in the delivery of software-as-a-service. The concept of remote application outsourcing, or application service provision (ASP), has emerged as a solution aiming to offer organizations, mainly small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), access to key applications that were previously unaffordable. This chapter examines this model of software delivery, focusing on the potential risks that could be associated with it. The authors identify shared risks with traditional IS/IT outsourcing and proprietary risks of this model. The chapter concludes by giving a classification of these risks.

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