Over 90% of business communications are now electronic, and the challenges of accessing, storing and maintaining that mass of data is no mean feat. Thanks to new developments in the once-obscure area of law known as electronic discovery, every byte has the potential to
hurt an enterprise in surprising—and costly—ways. Electronic discovery, or e-discovery, will have a direct impact on any business using electronic communications and data storage, and may be involved in litigation. In other words: all business. The rapidly evolving legal requirements of e-discovery represent a perfect storm for data storage and data management in enterprises of all sizes—a storm which IT professionals ignore at their peril.