It is no longer a pejorative comment to say one “walks with his head in the clouds.” In fact, people and businesses are moving ever forward by utilizing “cloud computing.” Cloud computing is expected to reach $16.7 billion in revenue by 2013.1 Yet, few in the legal field fully understand the basics behind cloud computing, or how it may prove problematic to apply established rules pertaining to electronic discovery to data in the cloud.
At its basic level, cloud computing is a system that not only allows for storage of data, such as emails and documents at a remote facility, but also allows for immediate access to that data, whenever and wherever one demands, by cell phone, tablet, or personal computer. Moreover, cloud computing allows for numerous users to access and manipulate that data at the same time, enabling real-time sharing and collaboration.
