Companies Should Think Before Putting Their "Heads" Into the Cloud!

Summary

Before adopting or deploying cloud based solutions for your enterprise,
or for a specific litigation matter, client and counsel should carefully
evaluate these six issues, including comprehensive conversations with
the IT, business and legal units. Otherwise, the company and the firm
may be exposed to unanticipated and unnecessary risks and costs.

Analysis


What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is a general term for the delivery of hosting and other services over the Internet. Instead of storing data in-house, the data and data applications are stored remotely, with access to the data provided via the Internet (the “cloud” in “cloud computing”). Whatever the specific form, the singular characteristic of cloud computing is separation of the computer hardware from the service. The major advantage of a cloud computing solution is its elasticity- the consumer is charged by use, can make as little or as much use of the service as desired, and need not purchase, maintain, or upgrade any computer hardware. Once data is hosted in the cloud, all the consumer needs is a personal computer and access to the Internet. Some of the many players in this space include Amazon, Google, Yahoo!, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and others all offering some flavor of Cloud Computing to corporations today, and, it is certain that others are to follow.

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