Interviews
1. Respondent 1 is a Cybersecurity expert
• What do you consider cloud computing and cloud backup recovery to be?
• How have various organizations benefitted from cloud computing and backup recovery?
• What is the downside of cloud computing and backup recovery at your organization/ institution?
• Which platforms do you use for cloud computing and backup recovery?
• Are there any shortcomings or benefits of each one of these platforms?
• Have you experienced any legal issues with cloud computing and backup recovery at your organization?
• One of the main issues in cloud computing and backup recovery is data handling and egress problems. Tell us more about it
• What do you think is the future of cloud computing and backup recovery?
• What would be your advice to an institution/individual who wishes to adopt cloud computing and data recovery in their operations?
2. Respondent 2 is a cloud systems vendor
• In your view, what is cloud computing and backup recovery?
• What are the most common cloud computing and backup recovery platforms in the market?
• What are the average sales/subscriptions to cloud systems in the last one year?
• What is the average cost of a cloud system?
• What are the main concerns among customers when buying/subscribing to cloud computing and backup recovery systems?
• How do you address the concerns raised by your customers? Do developers have a support system?
3. Respondent 3 is a Data analyst
• There are many views towards cloud computing and backup recovery, what do most researchers define it to be?
• From your research, do you think that cloud computing and backup recovery has had any impact on data handling?
• What are the main concerns raised by users of cloud computing and backup recovery systems?
• In terms of costs, how has cloud computing and backup recovery made data handling and management easier?
• Data egress and filtering problems are quite common. Tell us how you deal with this?
• Data handling on cloud systems can raise legal issues. Explain some of the most common legal issues that you have experienced?
• What is the future of data handling on cloud systems?
4. Respondent 4 is an government IT enforcement officer
• From an institutional perspective, what is cloud computing and backup recovery?
• Are there any standards that have been set for organizations to adhere to in cloud computing and backup recovery?
• What is the role of the government in ensuring that there is order in cloud computing and backup recovery?
• What are the common legal issues that as an institution you have to deal with when dealing with cloud computing and backup recovery?
• When it comes to data handling in cloud computing and backup recovery, egress data and filtering are common. How do you deal with them?
• Could you provide us with some statistics in terms of technology uptake to shown how cloud computing has grown over the years?
• What would be your advice to organizations on the adoption and use of cloud systems?
• What do you think is the future of cloud systems? Could you give us some projections?
