Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way: Eyeing The Future: Proactive Total Information Governance®

August 2012

Abstract

The current paradigm in eDiscovery revolves around the benefits of “predictive coding”, “automated document classification”, or any number of synonyms for this type of technology assisted review (TAR). This technology is hailed as the panacea for reducing the increasing costs in eDiscovery; however, under the current model, it is more of a palliative fix—at best. In reality, the veritable impetus behind these costs is the manner in which content is being managed and stored on a daily basis. But, before going into this, it is important to first discuss what type of data is being stored for that lays the grounds for the rest of the discussion. There are generally two forms of data storage: structured data and unstructured data.

Author

Linda Sharp

Associate General Counsel, ZL Technologies Inc, USA

Linda has responsibility for data privacy, information governance, corporate legal matters and related product initiatives. Prior to joining ZL, Linda provided consulting services to Fortune 500 corporations and the nation’s largest law firms. She specialized in evaluating and negotiating viable, cost-effective strategies for handling electronic data including data privacy, information governance and eDiscovery related issues. She is an expert in the area of information governance, data privacy and eDiscovery and a sought after speaker and writer due to her ability to take complex technical issues and make them understandable. She has been a member of the legal community since 1978 and has worked on some of the most important litigation and regulatory investigations in the industry. Linda is on the Advisory Board for OLP, the ACC IG Board, is licensed to practice law in the States of California and Washington, and holds a Masters in Business Administration.

Company

ZL Technologies Inc

ZL’s Unified Archive® (“ZL UA”) consolidates and centralizes data for true single-platform information governance, allowing the enterprise to satisfy corporate needs for records management, eDiscovery, regulatory compliance, governance, analytics, and storage in one seamless environment. ZL UA is unique in its unified architecture, which eliminates disparate “data silos” and consolidates all applications and billions of documents under one platform. With a proven track record of Fortune 500 customers and partnerships with major players such as Oracle, ZL has emerged as a leader in harnessing unstructured “Big Data” for strategic advantage.

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ZL Technologies Inc

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