ADX Technologies hosted a seminar titled, “How You Can Eliminate Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Worries Finally and Forever”. During this exclusive engagement, Mark Grossman discussed the legal issues that matter when it comes to your business responsibility to maintain data secure and accessible during an unforeseen circumstance.

Disaster recovery, like most technology deals, raises many complex legal and business issues that need to be thoroughly negotiated and documented in your agreements. These include licensing, warranties, limitations of liability, performance standards, and testing procedures, just to name a few.

Mark Grossman, a 24-year business lawyer who began focusing on technology about 18 years ago, discussed The Art & Science of Negotiating Disaster Recovery Deals. The topics addressed included:

• Five key provisions you need in every technology outsourcing agreement
• How a limitation of liability clause can emasculate your agreement
• Four negotiating techniques guaranteed to work every time
• Things you need to know to keep your contracts out of court
• How to negotiate a technology agreement that simply communicates your deal so that the parties have nothing to fight about
• Why you never want to just sign your vendors form without negotiating it

Back in 1996, Mark Grossman started writing about technology law just as technology was exploding and the bubble was beginning. He began his writing career with PC World Magazine. In 1997, he created his weekly "CyberLaw" column in South Florida's "Daily Business Review." In 2000, he renamed his column "TechLaw" and moved it to the Miami Herald.

The event was held at Terremark’s NAP of the Americas and included a tour of the facility.

Attendees left the session with practical legal and technical advice they can put to use immediately to ensure the safety of data in case of disaster.