Cloud and SMEs Cloud computing provides an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises to drive digitalisation with fewer on-board resources. The obstacles that many SMEs face on the road to greater digitisation include a lack of skilled workers and limited human resources, insufficient IT skills and limited budgets. The cloud provides SMEs with scalable solutions that help them overcome precisely these obstacles. In our research and studies, we address, among other things, future market developments and network infrastructure requirements, cloud diffusion in SMEs, AI applications and