Cloud computing

Cloud computing

Cloud computing is the shift of software or infrastructure away from the physical possession of the customer and into a shared common location controlled by a third party which is accessed by the customer through the internet or a private network.

This subtopic contains the following Practice Notes:

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Cloud computing—introduction
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Cloud computing—key legal issues
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Cloud computing—data protection
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Lexology Panoramic: Cloud Computing
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How to review a cloud computing agreement
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Cloud contracts (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS)—checklist

For a software as a service (SaaS) agreement drafted from the perspective of the customer, see Precedent: Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—pro-customer.

For an agreement if the customer wishes to test the functionality of a potential SaaS solution, see Precedent: Software as a service (SaaS) testing agreement—pro-customer.

For a suite of SaaS documents drafted from the perspective of the supplier, see Precedents:

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Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—order form—pro-supplier
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Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—master SaaS terms—pro-supplier
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Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—acceptable use policy—pro-supplier
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UK GDPR—software as a service (SaaS) agreement—data protection addendum—pro-supplier

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