Cloud Computing for Legal Professionals Handout

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Just what is this cloud everyone is talking about? From the perspective of the law firm, computing in the cloud eliminates typical IT expenses, management, and headaches. Cloud options are often cost-effective since they forego high up-front costs in favor of predictable monthly fees. Great for law practice management.

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Cloud Computingfor Legal Professionals

ACTS

Larry PortCo-Founder and Chief Software ArchitectRocket Matter, LLC

IN THREE

THE CLOUD ALLOWS USERS TO CONSUME COMPUTING RESOURCES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE LOCALLY IN THEIR OFFICE.

“I start where the last manleft off.

- Thomas A. Edison

Enter Stage Left: Invention

ELECTRICITYPOWER AS A UTILITY

Enter Center Stage: WWW

1991Tim Berners-Lee

Invention of the World Wide Web

CLOUDCOMPUTING AS A UTILITY

PERCEIVED RISKED VS ACTUAL RISK

Disgruntled, underpaid, paralegal?

Landlord

Cleaning Lady

WHO'S IN THE OFFICE AFTER HOURS?

WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA NOW?

PHYSICAL SECURITY

BIOMETRIC HAND-SCAN ACCESS

PHYSICAL THEFT > ELECTRONIC THEFT

24-HOUR SURVEILLANCE

ENCRYPTION

128-BIT

BACKUPS

Q?:

HOW FREQUENT?

IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS?

2x

3x

4x

5x6x

7x8x

9x

10x11x

12x1x

THREATMODELING

SQLINJECTION

XSS

SOFTWARE PRACTICE OF IDENTIFYING ATTACKS AND

CODING DEFENSESMONITORING MAKES SURE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES

ARE ASSESSED

DATA ISOLATIONDOES THE TECHNOLOGY PROTECT MY DATA FROM THE EYES OF OTHERS?

SLASERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

HOW MANY 9'S?

99.99%

CURRENTNETWORK

How reliable is your

- with file servers, email, etc.

is the service guaranteed to be up for?HOW MUCH TIME

phone pong

TERMS OF SERVICES SHOULD ADDRESS:

DO I OWN MY DATA?

CAN I GET MY DATA OUT ON-DEMAND?

SECURITY POLICY

BACKUP POLICY

PENNSYLVANIA SEZ:

BRITISH COLUMBIA SEZ:

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