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What about Data Ownership?

I have heard so many people compare "The Cloud" to other types of outsourcing. "We already outsource our manufacturing, why not outsource the IT that supports it? After all we trust vendors to do one thing why not trust them to do something else."

The quick and simple answer is that outsourcing usually uses legal contracts where each entity has clearly spelled out rights and obligations. In other words, an American company that outsources it's manufacturing does not automatically loose it's IP rights to it's products. The American company still owns their own products and if one Chinese company fails for some reason, the American company is free to contract with another company.

NOT SO WITH CLOUD COMPUTING!!!!!
You are not simply outsourcing a service, you are giving up your IP rights!!!!!
READ THE END USERS LICENSING AGREEMENTS!!!!!!!!
THEY ALL HAVE CLAUSES THAT ALLOW THE VENDOR TO CHANGE ANY AGREEMENT, AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY REASON. MOST ALSO HAVE CLAUSES WERE THEY CLAIM OWNERSHIP OF ANY AND ALL DATA THEY HANDLE!!!!!!!

This is very different from how normal outsourcing is handled.

So far I have seen many companies rush to jump on the cloud but what happens when the vendor steals the product and legally gets away with it????

Posted by: mr1972   Posted on: 10/22/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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