Cloud Computing Adoption Among Malaysian SMEs Manufacturers: The Role of Relative Advantage, Complexity and Cybersecurity Readiness

In today's Revolution 4.0 era, the rise of digital technologies contributes significantly to the management of internal processes, ensuring transparency and accountability across all facets of the organization while consequently winning customers' trust. Cloud computing adoption is influenced by various factors. Before deciding to use cloud-based, organizations must systematically assess these factors. Another important factor for organizations to adopt innovation and digital transformation efforts has been identified as cybersecurity readiness. Small and medium businesses (SMEs) in a developing country must adopt a cybersecurity readiness mentality to adapt to change and believe in new technology to guide all employees of the organization. The objective of this research paper aim to investigate the factors that affect the adoption of cloud computing among manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia.