Electronic Discovery Leaders Deploy BlueArc Storage To Accelerate Search And Retrieval Of Regulated Data
BlueArc® Corporation, the world leader in network storage innovation, today announced the company's continued momentum in the electronic discovery market, with BlueArc Titan storage systems playing a key role at a rapidly expanding number of firms. BlueArc, due to the company's unique product suite that offers the world's fastest, most scalable network storage systems alongside a leading array of software features, including a Write Once Read Many (WORM) file system and policy-based data migration tools, enables electronic discovery firms to deliver best-in-class services at unprecedented speeds.
With cases centered around alleged corporate malfeasance spawning headlines in recent years, an ever-growing number of companies are placing increased emphasis on electronic discovery to precisely state their case and produce evidence. Electronic discovery services involve the preserving, acquiring, culling, de-duplicating, processing, reviewing and production of information at issue in legal and administrative actions. This information is primarily electronic mail, but can also include word processing documents, spreadsheets, PDF, presentations and imagery.
As cases are processed and submitted data undergoes analysis, electronic discovery firms' technology infrastructures are faced with what at times can be an overwhelming demand for data, as individual files are tagged with metadata to best identify the documents as they are considered for case evidence, which can balloon file sizes by as much as 1,000 percent. To help address this data explosion, electronic discovery leaders including Document Technologies Inc., eMag Solutions, Fios, Global Relay and OnSite E-Discovery have benefited from Titan's unique speed and scalability characteristics to analyze more client data significantly faster than with competitive systems. Some customers state that Titan's speed has enabled them to execute tasks up to ten times more quickly, all while simplifying the companies' network storage infrastructures.
"In preparation for our next generation non-native restoration system which facilitates unprecedented scalable and distributed processing to dramatically reduce restoration times and post-restoration processing time, we needed a storage infrastructure that would enable us to fully utilize this increased demand for performance," said Brendan Sullivan, CEO for eMag Solutions. "BlueArc's Titan 2000 has admirably demonstrated the highest levels of performance and scalability we need to stay at a leadership position in our business, serving customers' needs."
"BlueArc has met Fios' ever-expanding performance and capacity needs for our evidence processing center for the better part of the last five years, enabling us to grow our business and respond to customer requests rapidly," said Tho Han, Director of Information Technology for Fios. "In this challenging business, we cannot compromise on security, scalability and speed of response, and BlueArc gives us the strongest infrastructure available to continue our rapid growth."
"BlueArc was selected because of the capability to replicate data, and the scalability to address our biggest concerns -- performance, and the total data storage need for compliance archiving and electronic discovery," said Warren Roy, President and CEO of Global Relay. "Titan is blindingly fast. Ultimately it's the I/O of BlueArc's silicon-based technology that outperforms NetApp and EMC's processor-based technologies. We wanted something that was engineered for performance."
"Electronic discovery demands the ultimate in storage system performance and scalability, enabling us to rapidly analyze and search through an ever-increasing amount of legal data," said Thomas Jaycox, Director of IT, OnSite E-Discovery. "BlueArc's Titan 2000 has delivered performance and scalability that outpaced competitive systems by as much as ten times, enabling us to offer customers the most efficient e-discovery services in the industry, delivering accurate, responsive service to meet demanding deadlines."
"To meet the most stringent of legal deadlines, electronic discovery companies need the highest level of confidence in their storage infrastructure, to know their data is available and secure, and can be accessed without delays common from standard legacy devices," said Steve Daheb, vice president of marketing and business development for BlueArc. "Combined with BlueArc's enterprise software suite offering unparalleled data protection and classification, Titan offers the ultimate solution for this fast-growing, challenging industry."
About BlueArc
BlueArc is the world leader in network storage innovation. BlueArc's Titan storage system family delivers unparalleled performance, scalability and simplicity, enabling customers to accelerate their digital world. Utilizing a unique patented architecture, Titan customers can achieve tasks impossible with alternative systems, implementing tomorrow's solutions today. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, California with European operations based in Bracknell, England. More information on BlueArc is available on the Internet at www.bluearc.com.