target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Dec 2020 - Document type: IDC Perspective - Doc  Document number: # US47085320

How Cloud and Agile Software Obsolete Source Code Escrow

By:  Aaron Polikaitis

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This IDC Perspective delves into the nuances of source code escrow arrangements. Source code escrow agreements are useful for mitigating risk. Nevertheless, in practice, their indiscriminate use has reduced their effectiveness, often providing a false sense of security to enterprise executives.

"If source code escrow is on your standard procurement checklist, consider establishing a methodology for identifying target opportunities where source code escrow agreements are warranted," says Aaron Polikaitis, research vice president, IDC's Technology Sourcing and Vendor Management.



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