The eDiscovery process seems to leap into existence at the start of a lawsuit. But in fact a successful eDiscovery process depends on a strong foundation of well-managed data, which is why information management is actually the first stage in the classic litigation eDiscovery workflow. Yet a number of legal and IT professionals ignore this foundation: Legal because attorneys rarely understand the corporate storage infrastructure, and IT because they do not see how well-managed data benefits the eDiscovery process.
However, eDiscovery for litigation as well as for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) demands fast, accurate and defensible responses to electronic data requests. Yet enterprise data is traditionally located in data silos that force an uncertain and awkward eDiscovery process. This poor level of eDiscovery ends in slow, limited and expensive data collection, which itself impacts the time needed for the intensive early analysis and document review processes. This is not good news for corporations that are already under the gun to respond quickly to eDiscovery requests.
Managing Data for eDiscovery is Tough
Data is not newly created production data but older data. Newly created active data is rarely the immediate subject of eDiscovery actions. The HR or legal departments may be aware of an immediate situation that requires data preservation, but the vast majority of eDiscovery requests will require older data located in archives or backups, or aging on an application server.
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Source: enterprisestorageforum.com
By: Christine Taylor
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