A SYSTEMATIC MAPPING STUDY OF CLOUD BUSINESS AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

Cloud computing can be considered a disruptive innovation or technology that is making life easier for Cloud users. Figuring out a focal point of research in a specific area of study particularly on cloud business and legal implications could sometimes be challenging. This paper conducted a systematic mapping study of Cloud business and legal implications. The method utilized three classes which are topics, research and contribution facets. The topics were extricated from the primary or essential studies, while research type like evaluation and contribution type namely tool was used in the analysis. The result indicated that there were more publications in relation to legal framework and tool with 3.2%, more papers in terms of legal framework and process with 4.0%, more work was done with respect to data protection and process with 5.6%, more papers on security and model with 14.4 %, more publications on privacy and model with 8%, and more papers on confidentiality and method with 6.4%. The findings of this work ascertained multiple gaps that will be beneficial to providers, practitioners and researchers.