1. SMEs are getting great economic and business value from cloud services, including cost avoidance, cost savings, rapid deployment, scalability, management simplicity, and better security and resiliency compared to in-house IT provision. Based on four cases, we identify the challenges SMEs face as they adopt cloud services and the practices they use to overcome the challenges.

2. Agenda Cloud Services Enable SMEs to Have Enterprise-Class IT Systems
Four SME Case Companies
The Value of Cloud Services for SMEs
Overcoming Cloud Challenges Faced by SMEs

3. Cloud Services Enable SMEs to Have Enterprise-Class IT Systems
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can now afford enterprise-class services by adopting cloud computing, however:
Are SMEs realizing the promised value of cloud services?
What challenges do SMEs face when adopting cloud services?
How do SMEs overcome these challenges?

4. Agenda Cloud Services Enable SMEs to Have Enterprise-Class IT Systems
Four SME Case Companies
The Value of Cloud Services for SMEs
Overcoming Cloud Challenges Faced by SMEs

5. Overview of the Four SME Case Companies 1/2

6. Overview of the Four SME Case Companies 2/2

7. Agenda Cloud Services Enable SMEs to Have Enterprise-Class IT Systems
Four SME Case Companies
The Value of Cloud Services for SMEs
Overcoming Cloud Challenges Faced by SMEs

8. The Value of Cloud Services

9. Agenda Cloud Services Enable SMEs to Have Enterprise-Class IT Systems
Four SME Case Companies
The Value of Cloud Services for SMEs
Overcoming Cloud Challenges Faced by SMEs

10. Practices SMEs Used to Overcome Cloud Challenges