  Over the past few years, emergence of cloud computing has notably made an
evolution in the IT industry by putting forward an "everything as a service"
idea .Cloud Computing is of growing interest to companies throughout the world,
but there are many barriers associated with its adoption which should be
eliminated. This paper aims to investigate Cloud Computing and discusses the
drivers and inhibitors of its adoption. Moreover, an attempt has been made to
identify the key stakeholders of Cloud Computing and outline the current
security challenges. A SWOT analysis which consists of strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats has also carried out in which Cloud Computing
adoption for SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) is evaluated. Finally,
the paper concludes with some further research areas in the field of Cloud
Computing.
