The aim of this paper is to examine the use of cloud services by SMEs before and after GDPR came into effect, with a special focus on the change in cloud service usage after its commencement.
We examined this through empirical research methods, i.e. a standardised online questionnaire. Additionally, the collated results are supported by established theories.
The first part of this paper will explain the theoretical foundations that answer the research question, focussing on cloud computing, GDPR and related topics.
The second part of the paper describes and puts into practice our research methodology. The results are analysed and interpreted and finally, the research question is answered based on these results.