Corporations, government organizations and millions of consumers are shifting massive quantities of data and their software applications to cloud computing facilities. Cloud computing uses the Internet to give every size organization access to large, dynamically scalable resources (data storage, software applications and computing power). “The Cloud” allows users, at all levels, to avoid large capital outlays for hardware and up-front licensing fees and instead offers both hardware and software, as needed, in a flexible arrangement, as a monthly fee service. Some organizations’ data centers are giving way to massive, secure and dynamically scalable shared hosting facilities. Users rely on Internet connections to get access to their data and software applications from anywhere on the globe. This new paradigm of computing provides flexibility, enhanced access to software functionality and potential cost savings, but can inject potential new risks. Negotiating contracts for cloud computing services provides new challenges and a clear understanding of the inherent new hazards.
This program provides practical advice on key terms for cloud computing contracts, helps you define the vendors’ obligations for cloud computing facilities, offers strategies in protecting personal and corporate data, and assists in planning for transfers of data between cloud computing vendors. This is an opportunity to hear industry experts who will help you understand and prepare for the massive changes inherent in the shift to cloud computing.
Lecture Topics [Total time 06:14:57]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Introduction* [00:04:12]
Janine Anthony Bowen, Tanya L. Forsheit
- Cloud Technology and Business Overview [01:05:10]
Rachel Beth Evans, Janine Anthony Bowen
- Privacy and Data Security [01:00:40]
Christopher Wolf
- Government Related Issues [01:01:05]
Jason M. Silverman, Charlene T. Storino
- Contract Issues [01:01:10]
Tanya L. Forsheit, Todd Machtmes
- Mock Negotiation [01:00:15]
Christine E. Lyon, John Collins
- Legal Ethics and the Cloud [01:02:25]
Jeremy R. Feinberg, Maura R. Grossman
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Overview of Cloud Computing
Janine Anthony Bowen
- Cloud Computing Due Diligence
Rachel Beth Evans
- Taming the Wild West: How to Build a Strong Cloud Security Strategy
Rachel Beth Evans
- Privacy and Data Security Issues in Cloud Computing
Christopher Wolf
- United States Trade Controls and Cloud Computing: A Hazy Outlook
Jason M. Silverman
- Government Related Issues--Federal Procurement
Audrey Roh
- Cloud Computing Contracting Overview
Megan J. Hertzler, Boris Segalis
- Contract Issues
Tanya L. Forsheit
- Cloud Computing--A Lawyer's Primer
Todd Machtmes
- Cloud Computing Mock Negotiation Hypothetical
H. Ward Classen, Philip D. Porter
- Licensing Issues Arising from Alternative Delivery Models
H. Ward Classen
- Performance Standards and Remedies in Cloud Computing Transactions
Philip D. Porter
- Privacy in the Cloud: A Legal Framework for Moving Personal Data to the Cloud
Christine E. Lyon
- A Brief Checklist on the Ethics of Cloud Computing
Jeremy R. Feinberg, Maura R. Grossman
- Introduction to Cloud Computing and Its Ethical Implications--Is There a Silver Lining? (Part I of II)
Jeremy R. Feinberg, Maura R. Grossman
- New York State Bar Ass'n Comm. on Prof'l Ethics, Formal OP. 842 (Sept. 10, 2010) ("Using An Outside Online Storage Provider to Store Client Confidential Information")
Jeremy R. Feinberg, Maura R. Grossman
- Pennsylvania Bar Ass'n Comm. on Legal Ethics and Prof'l Resp. Formal OP. 2011-200 (2011) ("Ethical Obligations for Attorneys Using Cloud Computing/Software As a Service While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property")
Jeremy R. Feinberg, Maura R. Grossman
- Cloud Computing Contracting (PowerPoint Slides)
Megan J. Hertzler, Boris Segalis
- Mock Negotiation of a Cloud Computing Agreement (PowerPoint Slides)
H. Ward Classen, Philip D. Porter
- Index to Cloud Computing 2012
Presentation Material
- Cloud Technology and Business Overview
Janine Anthony Bowen
- Cloud Technology and Business Overview
Rachel Beth Evans
- Privacy and Data Security (Handout)
Christopher Wolf
- Privacy and Data Security
Christopher Wolf
- Government Related Issues
Jason M. Silverman
- Government Related Issues
Charlene T. Storino
- Contract Issues
Tanya L. Forsheit
- Contract Issues
Tanya L. Forsheit,Todd Machtmes
- Contract Issues (Handout)
Todd Machtmes
- Contract Issues
Todd Machtmes
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