CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO SUSTAIN NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v26.15891Keywords:
Paper consumption, cloud computing system, project management, sustainability, natural environmentAbstract
The world ecological system is known to have a harmful affect due to the global warming phenomenon. Many companies currently were trying to give their best possible solution in preserving the environment. Cloud Computing is an Information Technology Infrastructure which is believed to have potential to become a new initiative to overcome the environmental condition. It is because this technology has ability to decrease the paper consumption in human daily activities as all the information was centrally stored in the server and it can be easily shared with other users who used the same application. In project management including e-tendering, the application of cloud computing is begin to be adopted whereby it provides a systematic approach for the participants and it is known as profitable paperless building project. Besides, there are also a lot of cloud computing which can be applied in project management such as Dropbox, Google Apps, Amazon Cloud Drive, Microsoft Office 365, Autodesk Buzzsaw and Box Enterprise. The purpose of this paper is to find out the benefits in using cloud computing system in project management as the system is not only offers its own beneficial in terms of technicality but it able to achieve the goal towards paperless. The methodology of the research is based on the intensive information gathered pertaining to the Cloud Computing which has been practiced in project management. In conclusion, it is crucial in bringing the solution towards the energy efficiency in order to protect our environment. Thus, cloud computing offers the best possible solution to sustain our natural environment as it provides the nature of paperless in daily human and business activities.References
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