A By-The-Numbers Approach To Data, eDiscovery, And The Cloud

By Jim McGann, vice president of Information Discovery, Index Engines

Moving data to the cloud presents both tremendous opportunity as well as great challenge. One issue in particular is the implementation of a cost-effective yet defensible eDiscovery program. Data breaches, limited access to critical data, and a growing volume of data, are just a few examples of the problems that IT faces as we push to the cloud.

Every company ­— regardless of the amount of data they have in the cloud, can safeguard their data by following a best practices approach to implementing an eDiscovery procedure. This article will discuss the top five best practices in order to get at the data you need whenever you need it – regardless of where it is located.