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Meanings of vendor lock-in in English
Situation in which a customer is dependent on a vendor for products and services, unable to use another vendor without substantial switching costs.
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Usage of vendor lock-in in English
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Those include a lack of standards, vendor lock-in and uncertainty around network uptime, security and data access.
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Users, in particular, see a risk that the mergers will stifle competition and could lead to vendor lock-in.
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A major issue in cloud services is having the ability to avoid vendor lock-in by having application and data portability.
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Even with looming fears of vendor lock-in, corporations, consumers and developers alike have all shown interest in the cloud model.
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The Commission also wants to make it easier for firms to switch providers of cloud computing by avoiding vendor lock-in practices.
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The fit-to-purpose approach requires a deeper understanding of workforce needs, but can lead to significant savings by reducing license fees and vendor lock-in, writes McLeish.