Cloud and in-house datacenters: determinants of security innovations at the colleges of education, Ghana

Abstract

The study sought to investigate the determinants of security innovation for cloud and in-house datacenters for the Colleges of Education in Ghana. The study attempted to establish how cloud datacenters differ from in-house implementation in terms of security issues. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. In all, 300 respondents were purposively selected from 3 colleges of education to participate in the study. Questionnaire was the main data collection instrument. The study found out that both datacenter implementation types were vulnerable to attacks. The study revealed that both datacenters types for Colleges of Education were vulnerable to an attack even though in-house datacenters had better control measures. Again, the study found out that among the determinants examined, top management support and complexity was found to have a significant influence on whether Colleges of Education adopted security innovation technology. It was recommended that information security awareness, education and training be given to stakeholders as a means of improving security at the Colleges of Education.