Corporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities. Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power). “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and up-front licensing fees and instead offers both hardware and software, as needed, in a flexible arrangement, on a fee-for-services basis. Users rely on Internet connections to get access to their data and software applications from anywhere on the globe. This paradigm of computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks. Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services presents new challenges and it requires a clear understanding of the inherent new hazards. Further, data in the cloud may in certain circumstances be more vulnerable to review or seizure by governmental authorities or to compromise at the hands of hackers or bad actors.
This program will provide practical advice on key terms for cloud computing contracts, help organizations considering the purchase of cloud services to understand vendor and customer obligations and responsibilities associated with cloud computing services, provide information to cloud service vendors on the compliance obligations and concerns most important to potential enterprise purchasers, offer strategies for policies and procedures to help protect sensitive data in the cloud, assist in planning for transfers of data between cloud computing vendors, and focus on the unique challenges that cloud presents in litigation and discovery. This is an opportunity to hear from industry experts who will help you understand and prepare for the massive changes inherent in the shift to cloud computing.
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