Obstacles on the way of successful adaptation of cloud services in Russia

Abstract

In this thesis I will take a look at principles of cloud computing, and what obstacles there are on the way of its further adoption in Russia. I believe that cloud computing is a very current topic, and it is even more of a case in Russian business environment. Russian cloud market is currently falling behind European and United States’ markets, although it is developing quite rapidly. Also, Russian market is quite unique in many ways, and I am expecting that it will have certain specific tendencies. I think that it is important to understand specifics of the Russian business environment and its specific obstacles on the way of the cloud in order to be able to predict the future trends. In order to understand the phenomenon better the report contains theoretical research on cloud computing, including its key characteristics, service and deployment models, and current trends. Then it will present qualitative research in the form of interviews with Russian businessmen in order to understand the specifics of the Russian market to the greater extend. All of the research was performed between October 2014 and May 2015. This thesis will cover the basics of cloud computing, its history and evolution, current trends, and what obstacles there are on the way of successful adaptation of cloud computing in Russia. It is intended mainly for businessmen, so the technical details are out of the scope. Also, the research is focused mainly on Russian cloud market, and therefore all the interviews were conducted with Russian businessmen only.