If your law firm is thinking about adopting cloud-based workflows, one of the first questions you are probably asking is, “How will I get my documents into the cloud quickly and securely?” That’s a good start, and we’ve worked with many Am Law 100 firms and managed service providers in the legal industry to help make sure that even huge amounts of document and video data get where they need to go quickly and securely.
But in doing so we have seen another key question that is often overlooked: “Where is my data?” This question does not just apply to cloud workflows. Even if your firm is not officially using any cloud services, the odds are very good that sensitive client documents are in cloud storage right now. Figuring out where your data is, and how to keep it from going places it shouldn’t, is critical to maintaining client security and confidence regardless of your cloud plans.
