Campaign for Clear Licensing – Code of Conduct for Cloud Computing
In 2014 the Campaign for Clear Licensing published a Software Audit Code of Conduct. This was an ITAM community effort, co-written by industry practitioners. It’s intended use was that if a customer must face an audit, the code of conduct would help them shape the rules of engagement. Software Audit Code of Conduct V1.0
I would like to create a similar code of conduct or industry guidelines around cloud consumption:
So if an organisation wishes to explore either SaaS, PaaS or IaaS – then there are some independent guidelines to help them manage cost and risk. For example – Mr Vendor, if I’m going to sign – I want to exercise the following rights and have access to the following information to manage my cost and risk.
Phase two would be to assess which cloud providers are meeting or breaching these guidelines.
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