A CTO's guide to safeguarding software in the supply chain
CIOs face challenges in maintaining IT systems and navigating a complex software supply chain. This white paper explores how software escrow can help ensure IT continuity with minimal downtime. It provides a 7-step checklist for CIOs: identifying critical software dependencies, assessing vendor reliability, establishing escrow agreements, verifying deposited code, planning for continuity, reviewing legal frameworks, and educating stakeholders. Software escrow safeguards against vendor failure, allowing retrieval of source code to maintain applications. The report introduces Escode, a leading escrow service provider with 40 years of experience.