E-Discovery Law Blog

Category: Cloud Computing

Jun 18 2010

Preservation and Collection in the Cloud

By now, most people have heard of “cloud computing” as a way to provide software and data to end-users.  Some companies have already deployed a cloud as their technology solution, while others are still evaluating whether it is a feasible paradigm based on their security and reliability needs.  Regardless of where one stands with respect to their consideration and use of the cloud, there are some specific e-discovery challenges associated with preservation and collection of cloud data that should be discussed.

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Posted by Juilan Ackert at 2:45 PM - Categories: Preservation | Cloud Computing | Collection Process

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Feb 8 2010

Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Initiative: An Opportunity to Advance International Ediscovery?

On January 20, with well choreographed fanfare that included white papers, a press release, an op-ed, and a keynote address at a Brookings Institution policy forum, Microsoft called upon Congress to modernize electronic data privacy and security laws to build consumer confidence in cloud computing. 

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Posted by Joe Baker at 6:02 PM - Categories: Cloud Computing | International Concerns

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Dec 23 2009

Mitigating Risk in an Industry Filled with Technological Goliaths

With each new technology comes a new challenge. Like David’s plight to slay Goliath, the practitioner encounters the e-discovery giant with each emerging technology. Keeping up with today’s trends is not an easy task. The moment the legal industry thinks it has conquered one technology, another steps in to take its place. And, if that is not enough, upgrades and modifications to current configurations and protocols occur just as frequently.

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Posted by Salvatore Mancuso at 10:45 AM - Categories: New Trends | Technology | Cloud Computing | Utility Computing

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