The spread of e-discovery solutions and vendors in the market area is making it tougher for associations to build well-versed conclusions on discovery solution which will meet their auditing and legal requirements.

Question 1: For archiving podium, will the retailer offer the incorporated solutions for records management e-Discovery, storage management and compliance?

You should ask yourself that is there any need to implement your institution in the coming 10 years, 2 or more of the above request.

Question 2: For archiving applications and system, the seller licensed or acquired from the components of third-party?

Archiving is the most demanding applications in the venture in terms of scale and complex. The 100% control of the supplier of source code is important for the rapid diagnosis, integrated design.

Question 3: What file formats does the archive go for?

As e-discovery, compliance and records management started including more data across the venture, it is important that the record keeping system must be able to handle all file formats, including Microsoft Word, PDF.

Question 4: Does the seller hold upon "A data copy, a policy” in all applications of archiving?

It is enviable to maintain “one data copy” which actually means that multiple copies of data are reduced and de-duplicated to one copy of data.

Question 5: Which search engines are the supplier making use of and its predictable lifespan?

If the engine is having a limited lifespan, costs and problems for you become very important. In case, Alta Vista ended its life five years ago.

Question 6: Does the supplier offers "Grid" architecture?

It's almost definite that the quantity of email archiving will focus on solution of archiving to breaking point.

Question 7: How are the archive's search speed, completeness and accuracy?

It is not at all about storing, it is finding. After all, what you can't find meaning to stock up.

Question 8: Can the documentation provide 100% responsibility for data research and capture.

Yes, archives can provide 100% responsibility for data research and capture, but also face many problems in it.

Question 9: How big can the seller develop a repository?

Ideally, you always need a repository that can adapt any size and can be divided into multiple repositories.

Question 10: Does the seller offers real “end-to-end e-discovery “?

 "end-to-end e-discovery" is now individually hyped by many sellers of e-discovery and archiving, it is in fact typically a marketing claim.