PROJECT SYNOPSIS

TITLE:

Contribution of “CLOUD COMPUTING” in the Operational Efficiency of

the Small Medium Enterprises

AIM:

To analyze the how acceptance of cloud computing would eventually

help in the operational efficiency of the organization.

OBJECTIVES:
Introducing the concept of Cloud Computing to the Small Medium
Enterprises of Bangalore and creating awareness as to how the
acceptance of the new technology would eventually help in the overall
operational efficiency of the enterprises. It also includes taking feedback
and opinions from the head of the enterprises.

KEY QUESTIONS:

 Is the head of the enterprise aware of the concept of cloud

computing?
 Is the enterprise currently maintaining a self-owned server or
taking the facility from other renting bodies?
 How much of capital expenditure did the enterprise incur and the
ongoing revenue expenditure?
 Will the enterprise be willing to switch to Cloud Computing if it
relatively decreases the cost and increases flexibility?
 Who is providing the service in the global platform and in India
who is providing the service at a competitive price as compared to
the global counterparts?

HYPOTHESIS:

1. NULL HYPOTHESIS: H0- There is no significant relationship

between the capital expenditure and revenue expenditure incurred
by the enterprise in maintaining a server and switching over the
services of Cloud Computing.

ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS: H1- There is significant relationship

between the capital expenditure and revenue expenditure incurred
by the enterprise in maintaining a server and switching over the
services of Cloud Computing.

RESEARCH METHODLOGY:

The research methodology used in the study is Descriptive Research.

SURVEY DETAILS:

 The type of survey used in the project is Personal Interview.

 There is face-to-face interaction with the respondent and the
project trainee.

AREA OF SAMPLE: BANGALORE

 SAMPLING DETAILS:

Sample size of 200 enterprises taken.

SAMPLING TECHNIQUE:

Convenience sampling method adopted for the respondents.

DATA COLLECTION DETAILS:

The data for the study collected through primary and secondary sources.

- PRIMARY DATA:

Primary data for this study was collected with the help of
questionnaire. A set of 10 questions are listed out for the
respondents to fill out apart from personal details. The required
data being collected using both open-ended and close-ended
questions. The questionnaire uses 5-point likert scales,
Dichotomous & Multiple choice questions and it is a structured
questionnaire.

- SECONDARY DATA:

Secondary data collected from the internet, official website of TATA

Communications, literature provided by the company and the mentor.

TOOLS USED FOR THE STUDY:

  Percentage analysis
 Chi Square test
 An ova
 Weighted Average

PROPOSED CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Concepts and review
Chapter 3 – Methodology
Chapter 4 – Data analysis and interpretation
Chapter 5 – Results and discussion
Chapter 6 - Reference

QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear respondent,

I Priyanka Rai, a project trainee of TATA Communications will be

glad if you will take some time out and the following questions as
regards to usage and acceptance of services of Cloud Computing
among the Indian Small and Medium enterprises.

Thank you.
 NAME:

AGE:

NAME OF THE ENTERPRISE:

DESIGNATION:

MAILING ID:

PHONE NO:

1. Are you aware of CLOUD COMPUTING?

YES NO

2. Does your enterprise maintain a server or it rents it out?

Owns server
Rents the facility
<Please specify the name of the service provider>

3. How much expenditure does the enterprise incur while availing

the currently used facility?

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4. Cloud computing offers different email architecture <as listed

below>. Choose the best service as regards to your enterprise’s
needs.
a. On premise email
 b. Hosted mail
c. Hosted support services
d. Split domain email
5. Cloud computing is always cheaper for midsized companies, is
your enterprise willing to SWITCH to cloud computing?

YES NO MAYBE

6. The benefits of cloud computing goes beyond cost <the benefits

listed below>. Rank the scale of 1 to 4, as regards to importance
from the point of view of enterprise needs.
a. Rapidly provision new users
b. Allocate valuable IT professionals to more business centric
projects
c. Always run the latest software and configuration without
upgrade hassles
d. Shift the financial burden from upfront capital expense to
ongoing operating expense

7. The concept of Cloud Computing being new to Indian SME’s do

you feel that the market is receptive to any such changes?

YES NO WILL TAKE TIME

8. Any suggestions?
WORK PLAN