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Here’s the Latest Buyers Guide for Everything “eDisclosure”: eDiscovery Trends

How many suppliers of eDiscovery (“eDisclosure”) software and services are there?  At least 98.  How do I know that?  I know that because that’s how many suppliers Andrew Haslam lists in the eDisclosure Systems Buyers Guide – 2018 Edition.

Authored once again by litigation support and “eDisclosure” (that’s what they call eDiscovery across the pond) expert Andrew Haslam, the sixth edition of the eDisclosure Systems Buyers Guide provides an overview of key technology considerations, industry approaches and vendor capabilities regarding eDisclosure.  Covering topics from the EDRM Model to vendor service and software analysis, the guide provides a complete and credible resource for legal and IT professionals seeking to understand and apply eDisclosure concepts, processes, techniques, and tools.

The target audience for the Guide are those individuals who understand they have a requirement, but don’t know how to proceed with the next steps. It is assumed that people within organizations that have a litigation support function, will turn to them in the first instance for advice, but might use this document as a primer on what’s available.

The Guide is based on Andrew Haslam’s general experience in the marketplace, also drawing from a number of vendor procurement exercises. The information on firms and software tools has been provided by the organizations themselves, with moderation from the author.  Throughout the guide, Andrew sprinkles boxes that are notes, best practice recommendations and warnings (which are designated by a bomb with a lit fuse icon) to help provide guidance to readers for best practices.

While the Guide is a very large 435 page PDF guide, it’s still easy to navigate, with a detailed (and linked) table of contents that provides an Executive Summary, Guide Structure, a breakdown of each of the EDRM phases, a section on cooperation in England and Wales, technology areas, a market survey, a proposed procurement approach in selecting vendors, additional resources and that comprehensive list of service “suppliers” and software providers (98 suppliers, 73 software providers) which comprises the majority of the guide.  If you provide both services and software, you’re listed in both sections.  So, for example, CloudNine (shameless plug warning!) is listed on both page 96 of the document in the suppliers section and page 250 of the document in the software section.

When it comes to coverage of the providers, the Guide is more than just a cursory listing, it’s a detailed listing that includes a detailed description of their services, providing the buyer with a terrific head start in understanding what each company does and whether their services and/or software might meet their needs.

Andrew is currently employed as the UK eDisclosure Project Manager for Squire Patton Boggs, so, once again, he makes sure to note that all opinions within the Guide are Andrew’s personal viewpoints and they do not represent any views, opinions or strategies of Squire Patton Boggs.  You can get access a copy via Legal IT Insider here.

So, what do you think?  Are you in the market for an eDiscovery (eDisclosure) provider or solution?  Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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