<p>With firms' networks changing and expanding rapidly in response to business needs and the move to the cloud, it's now more important than ever for organisations to build flexibility and agility into their cloud service provider contracts.</p><p>The cloud is supposed to deliver service provision flexibility to cut costs, but how true is this, particularly as cloud service contracts are commonly offered with ill-defined service level agreements?</p><p>Cloud contracts should take account of the ability for server and application requirements to be relatively easily scaled up - or scaled back - to meet business requirements. This reduces costs as resources are only paid for when they are needed.</p><p>Quick to Market</p><p><a href="http://www.itproportal.com/2013/09/16/drawing-up-the-right-cloud-contract-with-your-supplier/">Keep reading...</a></p>