Tech Summit 2013 Recap – Innovation In Cloud

At McCarthy Tétrault's 3rd Annual Technology Law Summit, moderator Barry Sookman, and panelists John LeBlanc of Scotiabank and David Crane of McCarthy Tétrault, lead a discussion on procuring and contracting for cloud based services. Top takeaway tips from the session include:

Cloud is Everywhere: Be cognisant that software and services that use the cloud may be in use in your organization without your legal team's knowledge – including employee teams using collaboration or information tools (like dropbox or box.net) for small projects or one-off uses that haven't gone through a typical procurement process (or legal review). Another example is the use of ancillary product features, like a backup function, or an intelligent personal assistant on a smart phone or tablet (which may send queries or tasks to the service provider's server for processing, and in some cases storage).