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Cloud Computing: Implications for the retail sector

January 5th, 2016September 30th, 2025Richard KempNo CommentsReading duration: 1 min

The rapid uptake in cloud computing services represents a paradigm shift in information technology that will have a huge impact on today’s businesses.

In this half-hour video on Practical Law, Richard Kemp explains what cloud computing is, what it means for the retail sector, and how to minimise the associated risks to reap its many benefits.

View the video here.

Topics include:

  • Where cloud computing fits in today’s IT systems
  • The cloud’s characteristics & delivery/service models
  • The recent explosion in cloud services
  • How cloud computing is revolutionising retail
  • Key legal issues when businesses use cloud services
  • How to protect the data assets your business holds in the cloud
  • Top tips when choosing & contracting with a cloud provider
  • The benefits of seeking ISO standard 27018
  • Data sovereignty considerations
  • Data security considerations

About the author

Richard has built an outstanding reputation for advice that combines commerciality and client service with innovative legal solutions to the business challenges of technology development, deployment and regulation. As a tech lawyer, Richard is top ranked in Chambers UK 2025, named in Legal 500’s Hall of Fame 2025 and has been recognised by peers in Best Lawyers since 2009.

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