Cloud & infrastructure

Lawyers that understand
the practical realities
of the delivery model

Treating IT infrastructure as a commodity has huge advantages. It provides an easy way to gain access to the best technologies and high levels of operational expertise. It takes away much of the complexity and lets you get on with running your core business. And, when procured and implemented correctly, it can also result in significant cost savings.

Getting the contract and the regulatory framework right is a key part of ensuring the success of a cloud or infrastructure project. Bad contracts lead to misunderstandings, delays and arguments. Good ones – while they can’t stop things going wrong – provide a framework and a set of tools for quickly resolving issues as they arise, before they become full-blown disputes. 

However, cloud agreements require a fundamental understanding from lawyers about (a) the delivery model; and (b) given the delivery model, what standard positions the vendor is likely to be able to deviate from.

Our expertise lies in drafting and negotiating contracts for cloud and infrastructure projects and advising on surrounding regulation, particularly in the professional services and financial services industries. We do so for both customers and suppliers.

Recently, our team has advised on:

  • the procurement and implementation of core telephony platforms for two global professional services firms and a UK insurer; and
  • the procurement of a new multi-cloud environment for a financial services business and the migration of on-premise workloads to it.

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