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This guide highlights the key issues that solicitors need to consider for cloud computing.

Many organisations already use cloud computing to some extent, for example, software programs accessed online (previously, these were physically installed on the organisation’s systems) or the use of remote infrastructure where an organisation uses a third-party data centre to store files and data.  

The guide was updated in Feb 2023. 

Benefits and risks

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Getting started

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Key contract provisions

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Data issues

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Other issues

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