Abstract

This research examines the readiness of Bahrain's banks to adopt cloud computing and identifies the key factors shaping employee attitudes toward its adoption. Analysis of survey data using SPSS revealed generally positive perceptions, with significant influences from trust, security, availability, perceived usefulness, and perceived risk, while privacy and cost showed no meaningful impact. These findings offer clear, evidence-based insights to support banks in making informed and effective cloud adoption decisions.

Objectives

Objective 1

Identify and analyze major factors such as trust, security, privacy, cost, and availability that influence the adoption of cloud computing in Bahrain's banking sector.

Objective 2

Look at how these factors affect perceived risk and perceived usefulness, which are central determinants of cloud adoption behavior.

Objective 3

Evaluate the impact of perceived risk and perceived usefulness on the overall intention of banks to adopt cloud services.

Methodology / Approach

Research Method

  • Online survey of bank employees in Bahrain.
  • Measured seven cloud adoption factors using a Likert-scale questionnaire.
  • Analyzed data in SPSS (reliability, validity, regression).

Tools & Frameworks

SPSS Online Survey Platform
Research Model for Factors Influencing Cloud Adoption
Research Model for Factors Influencing Cloud Adoption
Average Total Extraction for Each Construct (Validity)
Average Total Extraction for Each Construct (Validity)
Average Factor Extraction Scores Acceptance Status (Reliability)
Average Factor Extraction Scores Acceptance Status (Reliability)

Key Findings

  • All items showed strong validity (extraction > 0.50).
  • KMO = 0.846, indicating excellent suitability for factor analysis.
  • Reliability was high for all constructs (values > 0.90).

Results

Demo

Elevator Pitch Video

Conclusion & Future Work

Conclusion

This study found that trust, security, availability, perceived usefulness, and perceived risk strongly influence cloud adoption in Bahrain's banking sector. Employees value reliable, secure, and effective cloud systems, while privacy and cost showed limited impact. Overall, the findings offer useful insights for banks looking to improve cloud adoption.

Future Work

About the Project & Team

This project is a Final Year Senior Project completed during Semester 1 of the Academic Year 2025/2026 at the College of Information Technology — University of Bahrain.

Student Information

Name Major Email
Amna Hesham Aasheer Cybersecurity amnahesham12@gmail.com
Nouf Abdulrahman Albureshaid Cybersecurity nooofalbureshaid05@gmail.com
Lulwa Saad Alkhatal Cybersecurity alkhatalluluwa@gmail.com

Supervisor

Name Rank Email
Dr. Reem Naser R. Alkaabi Assistant Professor ralkaabi@uob.edu.bh