Illuminating eDiscovery

Software as a Service, referred to as SaaS, is one of many service models based on cloud computing that has become prevalent in the last decade. An often quoted definition of SaaS is, “a software distribution model in which a third-party provider hosts applications and makes them available to customers over the Internet.” (Definition: Software as a Service (SaaS), 2016) In many cases, the provider is not actually hosting anything but instead leveraging a third-party hosting (cloud) solution such as Amazon Web Service (AWS), Google Cloud...

In the past five years, the ediscovery industry has taken leaps and bounds to align itself with innovative technology. Processes that were once dependent on pounds of paper, redaction tape, and copying machines have been completely replaced by terabytes of data and software infrastructure. To date, one of the largest investments made by companies is migrating to the cloud. Since my transition to the ediscovery industry, I have been extremely curious about why ediscovery is moving to the cloud and set out to discuss this phenomena with...

In corporate ediscovery, the simple and routine matters that arise frequently pose a burden — a bit like washing dishes. It is important to wash dishes as quickly and efficiently as possible otherwise you run out of dinnerware, the sink and counter get stacked up, and eventually your kitchen is in chaos! Worse yet, careless handling causes broken crockery or glassware — which are both messy and dangerous. That said, no one wants to spend any more time and money on washing dishes than necessary. Similarly, routine ediscovery matters require...

As usual, EDI’s Summer Meeting in New York was a great event with informative panels and fun networking. It was there that I had the opportunity to moderate a panel entitled, Buyers, Cellars & Wind-Downs, in which industry experts came together to discuss key issues and risks associated with ESI management, as well as the preservation expectations companies face during acquisitions, mergers, and divestitures. In this recap blog, I will cover the main stages that come about in these situations and key tips from session panelists.

Relativity Fest UK brought together many service providers and users of kCura’s Relativity and gave others a chance to showcase certain tools, technologies, and Relativity add ons. It also provided many litigation support specialists the opportunity to prove their Relativity mettle against a variety of Relativity tests, including the RCA, analytics, review support, and more.