I work for a law firm, in a sector of the economy that is often regarded as stuffy and old fashioned. Sometimes this stereotype is justified, but it's a misconception to think that all law firms are stuck in the technological dark ages.
Field Fisher Waterhouse is about to use cloud computing to improve the way it delivers IT services to lawyers. But in addition to the usual technical issues, there are some legal aspects that require careful consideration.
The legal industry handles highly confidential information on behalf of clients, and the time-critical nature of the business requires extremely high service levels. Over the years the firm has developed a set of specialised applications to help to achieve this.
There is a wide spectrum of 'cloud' solutions available, from pure software-as-a-service (SaaS), delivering software applications to your desktop, to infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), providing a hardware platform in the cloud from which to deliver your own applications. Both are cloud solutions because they are externally managed, rapidly scalable solutions with the service provider taking the responsibility for providing the service.
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Source: computerweekly.com
By: Paul Heywood
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