kliendipoolne sõltuvus tootja poolt pakutavate toodete või teenuste suhtes läbi tehnoloogilise salastatuse (suletud, firmasisesed ja -omased, mõnikord ka patenteeritud standardid, tehnilised normid, spetsifikatsioonid)
A recent survey conducted by reported security and vendor lock-in as major barriers to cloud adoption across the United Kingdom (UK) market. The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) and European Commission (EC) have recognized the vendor lock-in problem as a one of the greatest obstacles to enterprise cloud adoption.
