EDiscovery Journal

11/07/2025

While responding to the following kind analyst inquiry I decided it made a better blog for the broader audience. Love your comments and feedback to my perspectives.

While responding to the following kind analyst inquiry I decided it made a better blog for the broader audience. Love your comments and feedback to my perspectives. We have been following your thoughts and views on various topics within the ALSP / LPO space and are amazed at the insights you have. O...

10/07/2025

While a LOT of features got status updates this month, I only found 73 new features added. That does not mean that your Purview eDiscovery UX and features have been static. ‘Data Sources’ tab has returned to many tenants so that your default holds/searches again reflect your custodian targets.

While a LOT of features got status updates this month, I only found 73 new features added. That does not mean that your Purview eDiscovery UX and features have been static. ‘Data Sources’ tab has returned to many tenants so that your default holds/searches again reflect your custodian targets. S...

30/06/2025

Last year my friend Doug Austin wrote a nice exploration of the new Copilot automatic summarization feature rolling out to Word and other Office apps. While trying to find Teams Copilot meeting recap content last week I was surprised when a flood of these document summaries appeared in my Purview eDiscovery search results.

Last year my friend Doug Austin wrote a nice exploration of the new Copilot automatic summarization feature rolling out to Word and other Office apps. While trying to find Teams Copilot meeting recap content last week I was surprised when a flood of these document summaries appeared in my Purview eD...

25/06/2025

Q1 2023 Microsoft rolled out the Teams Copilot Recap feature for customers with E5 and Copilot licenses. Most of my global corporate clients are still balancing the user demand for meeting recordings/transcripts against their potential cost/risk downstream. This is complicated by the potential Copilot generated recap summaries, action items/tasks and real time answers.

Q1 2023 Microsoft rolled out the Teams Copilot Recap feature for customers with E5 and Copilot licenses. Most of my global corporate clients are still balancing the user demand for meeting recordings/transcripts against their potential cost/risk downstream. This is complicated by the potential Copil...

15/06/2025

All the rain bringing up my pond lillies

09/06/2025

488 roadmap updates in May, but only 137 new features added. This translates to a lot of status and release updates. Although there were only 2 Purview eDiscovery additions, they both have potential usage impact. There were also a surprising number of data source features introduced that add potential eDiscovery challenges to preservation and collection.

488 roadmap updates in May, but only 137 new features added. This translates to a lot of status and release updates. Although there were only 2 Purview eDiscovery additions, they both have potential usage impact. There were also a surprising number of data source features introduced that add potenti...

15/05/2025

Twenty-two (22) years ago Symantec recruited me to manage the Discovery Accelerator within the Enterprise Vault team right after acquiring Veritas. Symantec was a huge technology company and I always felt the enterprise info governance products struggled to thrive in the shadow of the giant consumer security products.

Twenty-two (22) years ago Symantec recruited me to manage the Discovery Accelerator within the Enterprise Vault team right after acquiring Veritas. Symantec was a huge technology company and I always felt the enterprise info governance products struggled

07/05/2025

The last year has seen unprecedented changes to the eDiscovery market driven by GenAI, consolidation, innovation, regulatory enforcement, and economic uncertainty. I have continued my free-market coverage and research publication on top of my strategic consulting practice because it keeps me on the cutting edge and I enjoy the interactions with you, my peers.

The last year has seen unprecedented changes to the eDiscovery market driven by GenAI, consolidation, innovation, regulatory enforcement, and economic uncertainty. I have continued my free-market coverage and research publication on top of my strategic consulting practice because it keeps me on the....

07/05/2025

Only 172 updates this month with 28 new items added. This is ten times last month’s updates. The vast majority of updates involve extending Copilot functionality for users. Overall not much with eDiscovery impact this month.

Only 172 updates this month with 28 new items added. This is ten times last month’s updates. The vast majority of updates involve extending Copilot functionality for users. Overall not much with eDiscovery impact this month. As always, search here for specific features

30/04/2025

Mark Noel (VP AI & Data Consulting) caught me up on the integration of Redgrave Data into the larger Elevate ecosystem. Since joining Elevate, the Redgrave Data team has focused on developing internal automation, as well as custom tools and capabilities for the broader Elevate customer base.

Mark Noel (VP AI & Data Consulting) caught me up on the integration of Redgrave Data into the larger Elevate ecosystem. Since joining Elevate, the Redgrave Data team has focused on developing internal

28/04/2025

Pinpoint Labs has entered the remote mobile collection market with their CrossCopy Enterprise application. VP Shane Havick gave me his annual briefing devoid of market fluff and vague value propositions. If you have tracked my recent return to the trenches supporting complex international matters, you may guess that mobile devices have been a particularly challenging ESI source.

Pinpoint Labs has entered the remote mobile collection market with their CrossCopy Enterprise application. VP Shane Havick gave me his annual briefing devoid of market fluff and vague value propositions. If you have tracked

16/04/2025

Hanzo’s new CEO Sarai Schubert clearly articulated Hanzo’s shift from compliance archiving to unified navigation and access of diverse collaborative enterprise sources.

Hanzo’s new CEO Sarai Schubert clearly articulated Hanzo’s shift from compliance archiving to unified navigation and access of diverse collaborative enterprise sources. It could be that I am just out of date with their