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EVB-IT Cloud – Standard Contract with Leeway for Cloud Providers

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Any cloud service provider seeking to offer cloud services to the German public sector will inevitably have to deal with the Supplementary Contractual Conditions for the Procurement of IT Services (Ergänzende...more

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Rhode Island Division of Taxation Determines That Online Searchable Database is Taxable

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A recent Rhode Island Administrative Hearing Decision addressed whether an online database that incorporates searchable research is taxable as vendor-hosted prewritten computer software. [R.I. Div. of Tax’n, Administrative...more

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New Cases Spotlight the Need to Right-Size “Family” Productions of Hyperlinked Documents

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Editor’s Note: In this timely analysis, Phil Favro examines how courts are recalibrating long-standing “family production” concepts for a cloud-first discovery environment. As collaboration platforms replace traditional email...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Single Sign-On Services Targeted in Vishing Attacks

We continue to alert our readers to the uptick and successful use of vishing attacks against companies. Threat actors continue to be creative in developing strategies to use vishing to gain access into systems....more

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DMA Review Moves Forward: Commission Publishes Consultation Feedback and Industry Positions

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On 8 January 2026, the European Commission (the Commission) released its summary of industry responses to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) review consultations, which ran from July to September 2025. This review, mandated under...more

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Innovation Law Insights - January 2026 # 2

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Privacy and cybersecurity - EDPB's strict approach on legal bases for requiring the creation of a user account on e-commerce websites On 3 December 2025, the EDPB published the Recommendations 2/2025 on the legal...more

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Key Discovery Points: Feasible Production of Contemporaneous Hyperlinked Files

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In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today dive into a major ediscovery ruling in the Carvana case, where the Court made clear that cloud-based tools are no excuse for...more

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Kentucky DOR Says Artificial Intelligence Components Do Not Result in Custom Software

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Not surprisingly, state Department of Revenues are finally addressing the taxability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) components. The Kentucky Department of Revenue recently issued guidance in its Winter 2025/2026 Sales Tax...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

AI Sovereignty: What Canadian Businesses Need to Know

As the world rapidly develops, adopts and invests in artificial intelligence (AI) systems and infrastructure, “AI sovereignty” has emerged as a priority of the Canadian federal government. In this bulletin, we explain what AI...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Key Takeaways from the ISG Index Q425 Technology Industry Update

ISG’s latest index highlights a technology services and software market that is increasingly defined by cloud momentum and AI-driven investment shifts. While headroom growth remains strong, the underlying dynamics point to a...more

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Beyond Formatting: How Technology and AI Are Transforming Legal Word Processing

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For many law firms, legal word processing is both mission-critical and chronically under-optimized. Briefs, motions, agreements, and complex templates must be produced quickly, flawlessly, and in strict adherence to firm and...more

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FedRAMP Issues Final Proposed Changes to Cloud Authorization Process, Seeks Comments from Industry

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WHAT: The FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO) has released a “final set” of proposed changes to the FedRAMP process for authorizing and assessing the security of cloud services for federal consumption. The final proposed...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Navigating Cloud Computing Contracts: Essential Capacity Considerations

As demand for data-intensive and AI-driven workloads continues to grow, customers are increasingly encountering constraints on cloud compute resources—particularly specialized processors and region-specific capacity. These...more

Morgan Lewis - Data Center Bytes

Contracting for Cloud Computing Capacity: Key Concerns for Customers

Cloud computing has been sold as elastic, on-demand access to virtually unlimited resources. However, the rapid growth of data-intensive and artificial intelligence–driven workloads has strained the availability of certain...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Data Localization and the Sovereign Cloud: EU Cloud Regulations Explained

Scrutiny of European Union's dependence on non-European cloud services is intensifying amid geopolitical tensions and rising cyber risk. U.S. hyperscalers control more than 70% of the EU cloud market, while European...more

Morgan Lewis

Outsourcing Trends for 2026: AI, GCCs, and Global Delivery Models

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Outsourcing models are entering a more complex and strategic phase as companies accelerate digital transformation, embed artificial intelligence into core business processes, and reassess global delivery strategies amid...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

60 Seconds on Tech & Sourcing: Unlocking the BPaaS Advantage—Key Considerations for Successful Deals

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While often described as a hybrid of Software‑as‑a‑Service (SaaS) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Business-Process-as-a-Service (BPaaS) is far more than the sum of its parts. It represents a strategic shift toward...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New Industry Letter Provides Guidance for Companies Using Third-Party Service Providers

As organizations increasingly rely on third-party service providers (TPSPs) for critical services, including cloud computing, IT management, and fintech solutions, the scale and complexity of cyber risks have grown. A recent...more

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Five Essential Steps for Understanding Forensic Technology Investigations

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Digital evidence is fragile, complex, and constantly changing. This article outlines five essential steps in forensic technology investigations, explaining why deleted data may still exist, how cloud and device data differ,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

2026 Will Reward the Companies that Operationalize AI

After a decade of cloud migration and incremental modernization, the technology sector is approaching an inflection point. This year, 2026, is shaping up to be the year AI must move from pilots to production. The focus is...more

A&O Shearman

Washington Court Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Cloud Computing Company

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Prior to 2022, plaintiff was a provider of network optimization services. Leveraging its network of internet exchange points, plaintiff could allegedly offer customers, website operators, services to support high-volume...more

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Carvana and the New Hyperlink Fight: “Contemporaneous” Isn’t Automatic—It’s Earned

Everyone’s finally past the first question on hyperlinked documents: yes, they’re discoverable. That debate is over. The real fight now is sharper—and it’s what makes the Carvana decision a must read: Originally Published...more

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BaFin's Expectations for ICT Risk Management and the Use of AI

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The German Financial Supervisory Authority ("BaFin") has issued non-binding guidance ("Guidance") clarifying how financial institutions should manage Information and Communication Technology ("ICT") risks arising from...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Updates to NIST Cybersecurity Guidance Show Continued Focus on Cloud Services

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Recent draft cybersecurity guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides an opportunity for government contractors who provide IT services to federal agencies to weigh in on implementation...more

Morgan Lewis - Data Center Bytes

Why Commercial Facility Services Are a Quiet Value Driver in the Data Center Boom

Explosive growth in cloud computing, AI workloads, edge deployments, and enterprise digitization continues to drive unprecedented demand for capacity, leading the data center sector to become one of the most closely watched...more

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