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You are viewing ARCHIVED CONTENT released online between 1 April 2010 and 24 August 2018 or content that has been selectively archived and is no longer active. Content in this archive is NOT UPDATED, and links may not function.In considering electronic discovery providers in today’s marketplace, one of the challenges is determining what actually is the core technology competency of each vendor. Some vendors create and sell proprietary technology and services (developers), some combine technology and services purchased or licensed from others (integrators) and yet others purely resell technology and services with no integration (aggregators). Some vendors may actually do all three of these things.
Three General Core Competency Classifications of eDiscovery Providers (Operational Center of Gravity)
- Developers: Organizations that create and sell proprietary technology or services.
- Integrators: Organizations that combine* and resell technology and services developed by or purchased from others.
- Aggregators: Organizations that consolidate** and resell technology and services developed by or purchased from others.
* Combining technology and services refers to architectural and procedural integration.
** Consolidating technology and services refers to the making available of standalone offerings without architectural or procedural integration.
While each of these approaches has its benefits and challenges, it is important to understand which of these approaches serves as a vendor’s operational center of gravity as that center of gravity will determine how that vendor approaches engagements and support of clients.
With a desire to increase the understanding of those considering engaging with eDiscovery vendors, provided below is a simple subjective analysis of the operational center of gravity for approximately 130 providers. This sortable list takes 130+ leading eDiscovery providers and attempts to classify their operational center of gravity in terms of their competency as developers, integrators or aggregators. This list is not all inclusive and has been developed through a combination of publicly available industry analyst commentary, media news and reports, and vendor website information.
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