<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The issue of cloud computing is a highly topical issue. Cloud computing represents a new model for information technology (IT) services based on the exploitation of Web (it represents a cloud) and other application platforms, as well as software as a service. In general, the exploitation of cloud computing in construction project management has several advantages, as demonstrated by several research reports. Currently, research quantifying the exploitation of cloud computing in the Slovak construction industry has not yet been carried out. The article discusses the issue of exploitation of cloud computing in construction project management in Slovakia. The main objective of the research is to confirm whether factors such as size of construction enterprise, owner of construction enterprise and participant of construction project have any impact on the exploitation level of cloud computing in construction project management. It includes confirmation of differences in use between different participants of the construction project or between construction enterprises broken down by size and shareholders.</p></abstract>

The issue of cloud computing is a highly topical issue. Cloud computing represents a new model for information technology (IT) services based on the exploitation of Web (it represents a cloud) and other application platforms, as well as software as a service. In general, the exploitation of cloud computing in construction project management has several advantages, as demonstrated by several research reports. Currently, research quantifying the exploitation of cloud computing in the Slovak construction industry has not yet been carried out. The article discusses the issue of exploitation of cloud computing in construction project management in Slovakia. The main objective of the research is to confirm whether factors such as size of construction enterprise, owner of construction enterprise and participant of construction project have any impact on the exploitation level of cloud computing in construction project management. It includes confirmation of differences in use between different participants of the construction project or between construction enterprises broken down by size and shareholders.

Exploitation of cloud computing in management of construction projects in Slovakia

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal

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The issue of cloud computing is a highly topical issue. Cloud computing represents a new model for information technology (IT) services based on the...

Exploitation of cloud computing in management of construction projects in Slovakia

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 1456 - 1463

Received: Oct 17, 2016

Accepted: Dec 24, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/otmcj-2016-0014

Keywords
cloud computing, exploitation, management of construction projects

© 2016 Tomáš Mandičák et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Exploitation of cloud computing in management of construction projects in Slovakia

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 1456 - 1463

Received: Oct 17, 2016

Accepted: Dec 24, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/otmcj-2016-0014

Keywordscloud computing, exploitation, management of construction projects

© 2016 Tomáš Mandičák et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
cloud computing, exploitation, management of construction projects