GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

This study was sought to know the roles of cloud technology in the educational system of Nigeria. Cloud technology fundamentally changed the IT economy, introducing new opportunities, new business models, and a whole new business era. cloud technology is the storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of your computer's hard drive. Ultimately, the "cloud" is just a metaphor for the internet. Cloud technology has become the ideal way to deliver enterprise applications and the preferred solution for companies extending their infrastructure or launching new innovations. The study concluded that the cloud technology is a set of active network services, providing scalability, quality of service, an inexpensive computing infrastructure which can be accessed in a simple way. The roles of cloud technology in the educational system of Nigeria, we also identified and reviewed the roles facing the cloud technology in the educational system of Nigeria of which security risk and unawareness is of the greatest concern. The shift towards cloud technology would enable educational institutors to save money and take benefit of the developing technology. One of the recommendations made was that the government should take care of the enumerated problems facing cloud technology in the educational system of Nigeria.

KEYWORDS: Roles of Cloud Technology, Educational System and Nigeria