As two sides of the information lifecycle, information governance and e-discovery are among the best tools corporations can use to stay ahead of their litigation and regulatory risks. But at the “Where’s our Flying Car? Charting a Path to Secure, Seamless Enterprise Discovery” session at Legalweek 2018, in-house, vendor and law firm professionals explained why such tools will always struggle to keep up with corporate needs.
Hal Marcus, director of product marketing at OpenText Discovery, noted that the fundamental problem for information governance and e-discovery programs is that “the target is always moving. By the time I come up with a plan to tackle ‘Challenge X,’ it’s a year later, I’ve got all the approvals and the budget, but now we’re on to ‘Challenge Y.’”
