By using technology in the cloud as a service, organizations are freed from the burden of
managing the complexities of ICT applications and are able to focus on their core business
strategies. This is of strategic importance to small and medium enterprises which otherwise
cannot afford or do not have in-house capability and expertise to deploy sufficient ICT
solutions to support business needs. On the other hand, the users of on-demand services
should also be aware of the security implications before using these facilities where cost gains
could be offset by potential risks. For example, IAS (2013) developed a suite of on demand
integrated transportation management applications based on best practice which could be
implemented to allow their customers to gain immediate benefits from connecting to
intermodal partners. The system utilizes a number of industry standards and integrates with a
number of commercial and bespoke software packages.