Metadata – What is it and why should you care Many people have no idea what metadata is, why it matters, or what is can do in the real world. In it’s simplest form, metadata is the information about a computer file. Now, it is not the content of the file, say your recipe list…
The rising popularity of wearable internet devices has changed the way people access information on the web, and the process of eDiscovery is no exception to this impact. According to Futuresource Consulting, a market analysis firm, 12.4 million wearable devices were shipped in Q3 of 2014, which is an increase of 40% from Q3 2013. This means…
Court cases are won and lost based on evidence, but the nature of evidence has changed in the electronic age. No longer confined to paper documents, evidence now includes a broad spectrum of electronic materials, such as emails, voicemail, instant message chats, website visits, scanned documents, word-processed documents and spreadsheets, databases, audio, videos, photos, and…
When conducting eDiscovery for a case, you can easily become inundated with material, especially as more companies transition to a paperless business model. The process of sifting through electronic evidence, such as corporate emails, databases, digital files, web history, and other digital assets to find relevant information can be arduous. Weighing your options – and…
In a digital age, more evidence pertinent to cases is digital, so even small law firms may find themselves in need of information that is electronically stored. Going far beyond documents, electronically stored information or ESI may also include emails, presentations, databases, voicemail, audio and video files, social media, and web sites. When the “discovery”…