Analytics Part 3: Looking Beyond the Algorithm

Central Role Humans Play in the Age of Analytics No news flash here, data is growing and an ever accelerating pace and the option of keeping ones figurative head in the sand has long since become obsolete.  Analytics, algorithms and something called Hadoop (high throughput, low latency) are intimately integrated in a wide array o business functions, however … Continue reading

The Future of eDiscovery Beyond 2014

What’s Next in eDiscovery? Over the last several weeks, I have had the opportunity to speak with leaders at the Big 4, cutting edge technologists, staffing mavens and fellow eDiscovery Geeks, and the same question kept coming up.  “What’s next in eDiscovery?“ The canned near-term answer, of course is technology-leveraged solutions that marry skilled workers … Continue reading

Analytics Part 2: Beyond the Zetabyte

BIG DATA MEANS BIG ANALYTICS Anyone not living under a rock in the eDiscovery space has heard that Enterprise data is doubling every 18 months. The computing processor power is doubling every 18 months. The memory and storage cost is halving every 18 months (See Moore’s Law). The increased effort to derive insights out of … Continue reading

Analytics Series: Part 1

A View Beyond the EDRM I recently came across a blog article written by Josh Headley titled “Bacon, Eggs and a Tall Glass of Predictive Analytics”  In the article, Headley uses the example of the logistical complexity of creating a “Perfect” glass of orange juice to discuss commonplace application of Predictive Analytics.  Headley noted that … Continue reading

Why The Carpenter Is As Important As The Hammer

The Practitioners Role in eDiscovery 2.0 Man vs. Machine or People + Technology? Effective use of predictive coding technology requires highly qualified people and sound processes to maximize results and achieve cost savings. Continue Here