Legal issues surrounding virtualisation

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Jon Fell and Mhairi Mival of international law firm Pinsent Masons discuss the legal and regulatory issues that virtualisation can often create

It is essential that companies review the terms of their licence The use of virtualisation techniques has grown in popularity and is fast becoming the norm. But the adoption of new technologies g...

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