Information Governance Tips for eDiscovery Streamline the Process

NYC area information governance expert shares four information governance tips for eDiscovery that reduce the time and cost to prepare for litigation—in a new article from Messaging Architects

HOBOKEN, N.J., Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Messaging Architects, an eMazzanti Technologies Company and information governance expert, explains how organizations can simplify litigation preparation by utilizing information governance tips for eDiscovery. The article first examines how an increasingly complex data environment presents obstacles for effective eDiscovery.

The author then emphasizes that proactive information governance drastically reduces the eDiscovery burden. And he shares four essential information governance best practices. These include data audits, data classification, automating data lifecycle policies, and ensuring employee buy-in.

"The rapidly evolving data environment presents daunting eDiscovery challenges, but companies that wait for a discovery request before they organize their data will find themselves at a significant disadvantage," stated Greg Smith, Vice President of Services Delivery at Messaging Architects.

Below are a few excerpts from the article, "Information Governance Tips for eDiscovery Streamline the Process."

Conduct Initial Data Audit

"Determining data quality involves identifying outdated information and duplicates, as well as evaluating the usefulness of the data. Resolving data quality issues ahead of time will reduce the amount of data to gather in a discovery. It will also make it easier to identify relevant data."

Prioritize Data Classification

"Data classification and metadata management provide a foundation for information governance. Relevant data may hide in meeting minutes, Teams conversations, voice mails, and more. Labeling data as sensitive or tagging information related to a given topic allows data stewards to monitor the information and find it quickly in a discovery process."

Clearly Define and Automate Data Lifecycle Policies

"While cheap storage makes it possible to keep data forever, retaining data longer than necessary can create a liability. In the event of eDiscovery, the legal team will need to collect all potentially relevant data. The absence of clear and enforced data retention policies may mean the collection and review of far more information than necessary or advisable."

Address the Human Factor

"With all the technology available, no information governance strategy will succeed without buy-in from the humans involved. From executive sponsorship down to end users, a culture of information governance plays a crucial role in ensuring data quality and usability."

Achieve eDiscovery Simplicity

Robust information governance delivers clear benefits that streamline eDiscovery. To ensure a smooth eDiscovery process, proactive organizations should gain control of their data long before a lawsuit occurs. The consultants at Messaging Architects bring deep expertise in information governance and eDiscovery and can advise on effective strategies.

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Messaging Architects specializes in effectively managing and securing an organization's most precious asset, its information. With over 20 years of information management and technology consulting experience, the Messaging Architects team has provided corporations, educational intuitions, health care facilities and nonprofits with methodologies, procedures, and technology to keep their data organized, compliant and secure.

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