Archiving Anyone?
Based on a compilation of research, reports, and reviews of the leading providers in the enterprise* archiving arena, the following “Top 40+ ″ list provides a concise listing of over 40 of the top active and acknowledged enterprise* archiving vendors.
Clouds, Continents and Providers
Based on a review of the publicly available Executive Summary Table of Contents for the recently released E-Discovery and E-Disclosure 2011 – Crossing Clouds and Continents report by The 451 Group, the following list of the e-discovery and e-disclosure software and service providers covered in the report is provided below for your review/consideration.
Subjective Requirements?
Even with the current maturation of electronic discovery solutions (i.e. technology is far from mature), there are still many situations where pure customer service makes the difference between an organization’s ability to meet or not meet client needs. With that being said, truly subjective client service requirements may be very difficult to specify. In fact beyond service level agreements, timeline requirements, project management processes, and work product specifications, many vendors are at a loss when seeking to address the implied but all too real needs of the client.
The Scope and Framework of Successful Information Governance
With the growing interest in explaining, implementing, and assessing information governance practices, procedures, and technologies, the following diagram* provides one alternative to considering the scope and framework of “information governance”.
Over 50 Top Providers
Based on a compilation of research, reports, reviews, and industry knowledge of the leading providers in the electronic discovery arena, the following “Top 50″ list provides a concise listing of over fifty of the top active and acknowledged electronic discovery providers.
Steps to 26(f) Success
Taken from the recently published book Litigation Readiness: A Practical Approach to Electronic Discovery by Prashant Dubey and Sam Panarella, the following extract on FRCP Rule 26(f) conference preparation provides an excellent overview of the practical steps necessary for “Meet and Confer” conference success.
ACEDS Annual Conference Live!
Live and Recorded Video Streams from the 1st Annual ACEDS E-Discovery Conference being conducted on March 23-25, 2011, from the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, FL.
CEDS Exam: Independent, Validated ‘Baseline of Knowledge’ is Critical to ‘Growth, Success of Professions’
One of the challenges of any profession is establishing a baseline of knowledge that allows for common reference points of understanding amongst participating professionals. This baseline of knowledge appears to be a critical element to the growth and success of professions.
3 Years of eDiscovery
Am Law Tech Survey – Three Year Overview of eDiscovery Vendor Usage Results (2008-2010).
Now You See It, Now You Don’t
As informed eDiscovery professionals, it is reasonable to assume that there may be eDiscovery vendors whose systems and/or processes do not recognize and index all available ESI.
Considering ECA?
While much has been written and presented on “electronic discovery analytics” within the past several years, it appears to be difficult to find both a commonly accepted concise definition of electronic discovery centric analytics as well as a contextual example of where analytics fits within the field of electronic discovery.
Does Size Matter?
Taken from a combination of public industry estimations as shared in leading electronic discovery publications, this chart shares market sizing data both the software and service areas of electronic discovery for the years between 2008 and 2013.
Vendor Clips | Consolidated
Provided for your review/use is a consolidated listing of Vendor Views as shared in the Weekly Top Story Digest from ComplexDiscovery. This update contains all vendor specific news clips as published in Top Story Digest weekly updates between March 17, 2010 and August 10, 2011.
Graphic E-Discovery
Taken from the blog of Fred Abramson and his New York Business Law Blog, the following graphic originally posted by Forbes Magazine is an excellent summary of the challenges associated with electronic discovery.
Communications 101
By answering eight key communication questions, this insightful presentation provides communications considerations that can make a difference for those seeking to effectively close “the last three feet” with their audience.
New Communications?
Based on transformation and technology, current principles of marketing communications require considerable rethinking in light of the available “conduits” to communicate with others. With a relook at past marketing communications principles in mind – the following new marketing communications principles are provided for your consideration, review, and use.
Time for Unplanning?
“Unplanning” is the brainchild of Mason Zimbler Creative Director David Sloly and business advisor and author Ian Sanders. The pair unveiled their new outlook on business planning at the prestigious South by South West (SXSW) Interactive festival, held this March in Austin, Texas. The theory acknowledges the unpredictable nature of business today, and advocates agility and action over unnecessary research and planning. Here’s a bite of the apple.
