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Cloud computing is the shift of software or infrastructure away from the physical possession of the customer and into a shared common location controlled by a third party which is accessed by the customer through the internet or a private network.

This subtopic contains the following Practice Notes:

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   Cloud computing—introduction

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   Cloud computing—key legal issues

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   Cloud computing—data protection

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   Lexology Panoramic: Cloud Computing

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   How to review a cloud computing agreement

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   Cloud contracts (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS)—checklist

For a software as a service (SaaS) agreement drafted from the perspective of the customer, see Precedent: Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—pro-customer.

For an agreement if the customer wishes to test the functionality of a potential SaaS solution, see Precedent: Software as a service (SaaS) testing agreement—pro-customer.

For a suite of SaaS documents drafted from the perspective of the supplier, see Precedents:

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   Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—order form—pro-supplier

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   Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—master SaaS terms—pro-supplier

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   Software as a service (SaaS) agreement—acceptable use policy—pro-supplier

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   UK GDPR—software as a service (SaaS) agreement—data protection addendum—pro-supplier

See also Precedents:

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   Software as a service (SaaS) evaluation terms—pro-supplier

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