Cloud computing is currently a very relevant topic in computer science. Since the cloud computing area is relatively new, companies often don’t have a clear view of how different stakeholders (e.g. users, developers, managers) perceive the different characteristics of cloud platforms (e.g. security, reliability, availability, scalability). Since the characteristics of cloud platforms are of varying importance for different elements of the cloud information solution, we created a model, which evaluates cloud elements from three different aspects: technological, user and managerial. With this model, inadequate elements are easily recognized. Considering the results, we draw up the recommendations on improvements. Within the proposed model, we produced the three different types of a questionnaire enabling evaluation of the elements of the cloud, taking these three aspects into account. Our model was also tested on a case of a cloud solution, which is being developed by a Slovenian company. The results of the use of the model in practice confirmed its usefulness, thereby facilitating the improvement of their decisions regarding the evaluated cloud information solution.
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