Cloud 3.0: Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements - Lisa R Lifshitz

Cloud 3.0: Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements Lisa R Lifshitz ISBN 9781641053549

Standard, one-sided boilerplate agreements for cloud computing are slowly evolving to keep pace with legal and regulatory requirements—but not all cloud agreements are created equal. Many fail to meet the increasingly sophisticated demands of customers. Cloud 3.0: Drafting and Negotiating Effective Cloud Computing Agreements offers practical guidance and best practices to help you understand, draft, and negotiate cloud agreements that truly serve your clients’ needs.

Accessible to non-experts yet valuable for seasoned technology law professionals, this authoritative guide draws on the expertise of leading practitioners in the field. It provides a clear roadmap for creating effective cloud agreements while balancing the technological, business, and legal considerations inherent in an organization’s use of cloud computing technologies.

Cloud 3.0 offers practical strategies and insights to help you craft cloud agreements that align with both business and legal objectives, including:

• Evaluating vendors and identifying agreements that disproportionately favor the provider

• Analyzing service levels to negotiate guarantees that meet client expectations

• Drafting and negotiating warranties, indemnities, and limitations of liability

• Implementing best practices for privacy and security in the cloud

• Effective negotiation techniques to achieve “win-win” agreements

• Addressing alternative dispute resolution, litigation strategies, and bankruptcy concerns within cloud contracts

• Mitigating risk through cyberliability insurance

• Planning for contract exit and ensuring smooth transitions to another provider or in-house solution

• And much more

Whether you are advising clients, negotiating contracts, or managing cloud deployments, Cloud 3.0 equips you with the tools, insights, and practical approaches to create cloud agreements that are both legally sound and strategically effective.

Cloud 3.0: Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements Lisa R Lifshitz ISBN 9781641053549, 978-1641053549 & 9781641053556

Editors
Lisa R Lifshitz
John Rothchild