The Tech Contracts Handbook: Software Licenses, Cloud Computing Agreements, and Other IT Contracts for Lawyers and Businesspeople

Now updated and expanded, this simple reference manual and training guide covers cloud computing agreements, software licenses, and other IT contracts. Written in a clear, plain-English style, this bestselling handbook is a complete resource for lawyers, contract managers, procurement officers, and other businesspeople--anyone responsible for getting IT deals done. It's by David W. Tollen, one of the industry's leading authorities on technology contracts. The Handbook provides guidance on the business issues behind the terms, as well as negotiation tips and sample contract language. And it covers all the key topics in technology contracts. This third edition gives readers new and expanded best practices for data: for terms on privacy, data security, and control of data--some of the key concerns in IT contracts today. The third edition also takes a closer look at several other terms. But it retains the simplicity and brevity that made The Tech Contracts Handbook a bestseller. Topics include: Software-as-a-service (SaaS) and other cloud subscriptions Indemnities Limits of liability Service level agreements (SLAs) and warranties Open source software On-premise software distribution contracts Technology escrow and SaaS step-in terms SaaS transition and deconversion Intellectual property licenses Internet and e-commerce And much more You won't find a more accessible, useful resource on IT contracts. Written in a clear, plain-English style and updated and expanded for an everchanging world, The Tech Contracts Handbook is a complete resource for lawyers, contract managers, and anyone responsible for getting IT deals done.Author David W. Tollen, one of the industry's leading authorities on technology contracts, took on the challenge to create a reference manual and training guide that covers cloud computing agreements, software licenses, and various other IT contracts. Complete with negotiation tips, guidance on the business issues behind the terms, and sample contract language, The Tech Contracts Handbook covers all topics in technology contracts, including data privacy and security terms, warranties, indemnities, open source software, deconversion and transition, limitations of liability, SaaS escrows, copyright licensing, and service level agreements (SLAs).This third edition provides a greater focus on some of the key concerns in IT contracts today including: clauses addressing rights in data, privacy, control of data, and data security. Updated to reflect current best practices in technology contracts, the book offers increased discussion on a variety of other terms, payment clauses, including indemnities, and other liability-related terms.This handbook describes each clause typically found in a technology agreement, outlines the issues at stake, and offers negotiation tips and sample contract language. It addresses:•Software-as-a-service (SaaS) and other cloud services contracts•On-premise software license agreements•Software distribution contracts•Software ownership transfers•IT professional services agreements•And moreThe Tech Contracts Handbook is a useful, accessible, and essential resource for those in the IT contracts field. "This book will help you negotiate, draft, and understand information technology contracts"-- Proporcionat per l'editor "This book will help you negotiate, draft, and understand information technology contracts"-- Provided by publisher