The Tech Contracts Handbook: Cloud Computing Agreements, Softw...

Now updated and expanded, *The Tech Contracts Handbook* is a simple reference manual and training guide covering 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 is written 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, along with negotiation tips and sample contract language. It also covers all the key topics in technology contracts, making it a practical resource for understanding and managing IT agreements.

This third edition gives reader\'s new and expanded best practices for data, including 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, while retaining 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.

• Author: David W. Tollen
• Genre: Law
• Subject: Software Licensing and Technology Contracts
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2021
• Pages: 398
• Publisher: American Bar Association