Two articles that Ive come across over the last week have sparked
my interest in the question of what impact cloud computing has on
employment law. Realizing that there are several of you who may
think ampquotcloud computingampquot is simply using your laptop on
your next airline flight, lets start with a discussion of cloud
computing. As explained in a very good piece published by Kroll
OnTrack: Cloud computing is best understood as a concept rather
than a particular technology. Cloud computing involves entrusting
electronic
data for
storage andor
processing to a third-party provider, and then remotely accessing
the
data
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