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About the only thing moving faster than the introduction of new business and legal data management solutions seems to be the ever expanding universe of the data itself. Thankfully, the last few years has finally begun to see a maturation of the e-discovery industry on the whole. This maturation has yielded a more uniform landscape in terms of the breadth and quality of vendor core competency. This statement seems particularly true in the context of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (ERDM) conception of e-discovery workflows.
The field has also seen a healthy proliferation of industry intelligence identifying the current best solutions on the market and the better known vendors providing them. Lawyers and law firms will find that they now have a wealth of online information at their disposal to understand and navigate this highly technical (and often jargon laden) world. However, learning how to effectively match existing or anticipated needs with the “best” solution can take time to master. This is true not only because needs can vary, but also because developing good insight involves acquiring at least a baseline of experience with live e-discovery. Assuming that the reader is closer to the beginning of this learning curve than the middle, this guide will provide a series of questions that can be used in just about any initial scoping exercise in choosing an e-discovery vendor.
Read the complete article at Questions You Should Ask When Selecting An E-Discovery Vendor