Centralizing Stores of Information to Make Retention Policies Possible

Most law firms understand the need to plan for the implementation of records retention policies, but there has been little agreement on how to achieve this goal. Firms are acutely aware of the rising costs associated with storing physical data and the burden surrounding backup, maintenance and migration of electronic content. When faced with the need to produce information, be it at a client request or when compelled by a court, the more control a firm has over its data, the more efficient and cost effective this process will be.

16 minute read March 30, 2009 at 03:42 PM
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Eric Mosca
Centralizing Stores of Information to Make Retention Policies Possible

Most law firms understand the need to plan for the implementation of records retention policies, but there has been little agreement on how to achieve this goal.

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