IT contracts are notoriously lengthy and difficult to manage and it’s possible that if the company will attempt to add in clauses that put all responsibility for data security on the organization’s end with disclaimers about liability. Many standard contracts provide no warranty, no guarantee at all, in fact, thus it is more important than ever to make sure that the whole document is analyzed and solutions are worked out with the provider. While the costs may be increased with alterations to standard contracts, evaluation of expectations of a cloud or platform provider and data sensitivity and other needs should reveal if this extra cost is worth it.
How to Negotiate a Better Cloud Computing Contract
April 21, 2010