An Evaluation of Key Adoption Factors towards Using the Fog Technology
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Article Title | An Evaluation of Key Adoption Factors towards Using the Fog Technology |
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ERA Journal ID | 211865 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Ali, Omar (Author), Shrestha, Anup (Author), Jaradat, Ashraf (Author) and Al-Ahmad, Ahmad (Author) |
Journal Title | Big Data and Cognitive Computing |
Journal Citation | 6 (3), pp. 1-36 |
Article Number | 81 |
Number of Pages | 36 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2504-2289 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc6030081 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-2289/6/3/81 |
Abstract | Fog technology is one of the recent improvements in cloud technology that is designed to reduce some of its drawbacks. Fog technology architecture is often widely distributed to minimize the time required for data processing and enable Internet of Things (IoT) innovations. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the main factors that might influence the adoption of fog technology. This paper offers a combined framework that addresses fog technology adoption based on the technology adoption perspective, which has been comprehensively researched in the information systems discipline. The proposed integrated framework combines the technology acceptance model (TAM) and diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory to develop a holistic perspective on the adoption of fog technology. The factors that might affect the adoption of fog technology are analyzed from the results of an online survey in 43 different organizations across a wide range of industries. These factors are observed based on data collected from 216 participants, including professional IT staff and senior business executives. This analysis was conducted by using structural equation modeling (SEM). The research results identified nine factors with a statistically significant impact on the adoption of fog technology, and these factors included relative advantage, compatibility, awareness, cost-effectiveness, security, infrastructure, ease of use, usefulness, and location. The findings from this research offer insight to organizations looking to implement fog technology to enable IoT and tap into the digital transformation opportunities presented by this new digital economy. |
Keywords | fog technology; fog computing; edge computing; adoption; diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory; technology acceptance model (TAM); internet of things (IoT) |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350303. Business information systems |
460908. Information systems organisation and management | |
Byline Affiliations | American University of the Middle East, Kuwait |
School of Business | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7946/an-evaluation-of-key-adoption-factors-towards-using-the-fog-technology
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