Cloud 3.0: Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements

ho needs a book on contracting with cloud computing vendors? Aren't all cloud contracts basically commoditized comprised of "boilerplate" language? And surely no vendor would agree to make any changes to its standard form cloud agreements? If you or your clients are considering moving to the cloud this guide will provide you with practical guidance and best practices to help you understand evaluate negotiate and draft cloud computing agreements. Cloud 3.0 provides practical information and approaches that will help you create useful cloud computing agreements that meet your clients' business and legal requirements including: how to evaluate vendors and recognize agreements that heavily favor the vendor detailed analysis of service levels in cloud agreements enabling you to negotiate for guarantees that will serve your clients' needs warranties indemnities and limitations of liability in cloud contracts best practices for cloud privacy and maintaining security practical tips for effective cloud negotiations to better arm you to create "win-win" cloud agreements alternative dispute resolution litigation strategies and bankruptcy considered in the context of cloud agreements mitigating risk through cyberliability insurance negotiating the exit from a cloud contract and ensuring successful transition whether to another provider or an in-house solution and more!