DISCOVERY SHIFTS TO
THE CLOUD
REWARDS AND PERILS FOR YOUR IT AND LEGAL TEAMS
“For all its quantifiable cost- and time-saving advantages,
unleashing the power of Cloud computing involves a
degree of risk that should not be underestimated by anyone
responsible for its management, mitigation or oversight.”
Adoption of Cloud computing continues to gain
momentum, impacting every segment of the technology
and legal worlds. But with this high-profile trend comes
high-profile risks. Transitioning all or part of your firm’s
e-discovery functions to the Cloud requires navigating
often complex issues with the potential to affect your
firm’s security, business continuity and compliance, while
potentially exposing clients to unnecessary liability.
Cloud computing is a rapidly evolving area of the
technology industry that can enable legal technology
practitioners and law firms to expand their capabilities
and do more with fewer budgetary resources. The Cloud
provides access to elastic computing and processing
power that can fuel everything from traditional
productivity applications, such as word processing,
personnel management and presentation development, to
sophisticated business applications, including data mining,
sales automation and content management. With its
robust capabilities, the Cloud can also serve as a platform
for social media, web conferencing and video streaming.
Not surprisingly in view of its burgeoning popularity, IT
industry forecasts predict strong increased growth in
all segments of Cloud services in the next three years,
including IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform
as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service).
Even Federal Government agencies known for a
conservative approach to new technologies are seeking
