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Microsoft and Janet Cloud-based IT Services Agreement

This new agreement enables students, staff and researchers at institutions across the UK to benefit from a faster and more secure connection when using their institution’s cloud-based IT services.

ICO Publishes Vexatious Request Guidance
Three new guidance papers on handling vexatious, manifestly unreasonable, and repeat requests in an FOI and EIR context have been published by the ICO.

If we provide remote access to our CRM from abroad, what are the legal considerations? (14 May 2013)
This question raises an interesting issue regarding ‘access’ overseas and ‘transfer’ overseas but unfortunately the legal position is unclear. Read on to find out more. 

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