Cloud computing

13-Jul-2010  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms


Although cloud computing has become one of the hottest topics within the IT world over the past few years, a consensus on how it should be defined still eludes the industry. A key reason for this is because so many interested parties use the term to encompass different IT functions. Despite this, many businesses - service providers and customers alike - are investing in or at least investigating cloud computing, even at this early stage in its development. For those businesses interested in cloud computing, this note attempts to provide a high level definition of it, outlines some of its benefits, and then presents the most significant risks and legal issues that should be considered.

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Lawyers Sally Annereau, Graham Hann, Louise Taylor