A GUIDE TO CLOUD MIGRATION, A STUDY OF CLOUD COMPUTING ADOPTION IN UNIVERSITIES

Universities encounter numerous obstacles in their information and communications technology activities, including financial expenses, licencing, and software and hardware administration (ICT). Universities can provide smart, safe, and fluent services to their teachers, students, researchers, information technology (IT) personnel, and administrators by addressing these hurdles. Cloud computing may be able to help with these issues. At terms of online education, economic crisis, globalization, and high and continuously changing requirements, the shift to cloud computing in universities is a critical step, particularly during the COVID-19 period. Cloud computing has the potential to help institutions quickly solve challenges related to the Corona Virus outbreak. The goal of this study was to determine the position of Turkish universities in the cloud computing space and to offer an abstract hybrid cloud framework for these institutions. The study included a descriptive method and a survey technique. The data was analyzed using the SPSS programme. In the analysis, percentage, frequency, and chi-square statistics were used. The present conditions and challenges in the usage of the cloud service model in universities were attempted to be recognized as a consequence of the research, and a road map for fixing these problems was put up. In this regard, a hybrid paradigm for implementing cloud computing in universities has been presented in order to help them overcome their highlighted obstacles. The findings are primarily meant to serve as a guide for colleges interested in adopting cloud computing.