As an observer of the IT and Internet industries for several decades, I watch with great amusement as new buzzwords surface for old concepts. Not too long ago, the term “cloud computing” appeared on the scene. The technology concept behind cloud computing has been around for more than 50 years, and the legal issues are equally old. Connecting to computers remotely (think connecting to a mainframe over telephone lines) has been around since at least 1964, but the current marketing buzz about cloud computing might make you think it’s something new. It’s just not true.
Very good article on legal considerations prior to the adoption of cloud computing,as the current forms of this technology are still to be well defined, accurate due diligence must be performed before choosing a cloud services vendor. Just viewed an excellent video presentation Adoption Roadmap of cloud computing focusing on operational efficiencies and adoption strategies @ http://bit.ly/pY4d6k
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Cloud Computing - New Buzzword, Old Legal Issues
Posted by: Peter S. Vogel November 9, 2011 11:56 AMAs an observer of the IT and Internet industries for several decades, I watch with great amusement as new buzzwords surface for old concepts. Not too long ago, the term “cloud computing” appeared on the scene. The technology concept behind cloud computing has been around for more than 50 years, and the legal issues are equally old. Connecting to computers remotely (think connecting to a mainframe over telephone lines) has been around since at least 1964, but the current marketing buzz about cloud computing might make you think it’s something new. It’s just not true.