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47 WWW.ILTANET.ORG Small Firms Moving to Cloud for Electronic Discovery ASK THE EXPERT The trend toward cloud computing and storage is important for small players, just the same as it is for large firms and corporations, and the success stories of moving to cloud are bountiful. For electronic discovery, the movement to cloud is a no-brainer. Electronic discovery in the cloud provides small firms and corporations with augmented support, heightened security, and access to state-of-the-art systems. The market for cloud-based electronic discovery is growing and we will continue to see small and medium firms move from the traditional in-house model to transactional- and subscription-based service models, or a hybrid of the two approaches, in the cloud. P2P Aaron Crockett's practice focuses on the management, analysis, and production of digital evidence in civil litigation and other contexts. Before joining HLGR, Aaron practiced in Washington, D.C., where he conducted document review in major litigation, mergers, and agency civil investigative demands for national firms and clients. He has since expanded his knowledge and skills to encompass the entire spectrum of the electronic discovery process and has been certified by ACEDS, a respected electronic discovery certifying body. Aaron is well-versed in Oregon regulatory/ administrative law and proceedings as well as HIPAA/HITECH Privacy and Security Rules requirements, Sedona Conference guidelines, and the latest developments in the civil discovery rules in both Oregon and Federal courts. What are some of the driving factors for deciding on the platforms you chose? This was a big project for me. It probably took about a year; I went through dozens of platforms and solutions. But what was driving it for me were two issues: Number one was the pricing structure and it had to fit the business. Number two was user interface. Since we were starting from scratch, none of the aorneys or staff had any experience with advanced features…clustering or visual analytics. Where platforms are different for me is with the interface. We were looking for an interface with minimal cluer… and then, the other factor is onboarding. [If] we have to teach everyone everything I know about the interface so [that] we can all be on the same tool, that's counterproductive. I want [users] to be able to sit down and look at [the interface] and figure out what it is trying to tell them intuitively. The bells and whistles won't mean anything to most of the users. RICKY BROOMAN Ricky Brooman is a Litigation Support Project Manager at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP. In this capacity, he consults clients on best practices for information governance and electronic discovery, and manages all phases of the EDRM for litigation matters. Ricky is also a member of ILTA's Program Planning Counsel. Contact him at ricky.brooman@saul.com, Twitter @Rbrooman, or LinkedIn. AARON CROCKETT THERE'S MORE ONLINE! "I want [users] to be able to sit down and look at [the interface] and figure out what it is trying to tell them intuitively. The bells and whistles won't mean anything to most of the users." SMALL FIRM RESOURCES Find lots of great small firm recources on ILTA's website.

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