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Contoural is a leading independent provider of business and technology consulting services focused on litigation readiness, compliance, information and records management, and data storage strategy.
Contoural helps clients address the emerging business requirements around data. For example, electronic discovery rules - under the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - now require US companies entering litigation to know what electronically stored information they have, where it is stored, and how quickly they can retrieve it.
Similarly, legal and regulatory compliance requirements - under emerging privacy laws - are motivating enterprises to take a closer look at the integrity and security of electronic document files and other digital data.
Contoural helps clients understand the business requirements for managing records, and then assists clients to align these business needs with their IT strategies and storage spending. This bridges the gap between applications and storage.
Contoural services include:
Contoural helps clients address the emerging business requirements around data. For example, electronic discovery rules - under the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - now require US companies entering litigation to know what electronically stored information they have, where it is stored, and how quickly they can retrieve it.
Similarly, legal and regulatory compliance requirements - under emerging privacy laws - are motivating enterprises to take a closer look at the integrity and security of electronic document files and other digital data.
Contoural helps clients understand the business requirements for managing records, and then assists clients to align these business needs with their IT strategies and storage spending. This bridges the gap between applications and storage.
Contoural services include:
- Records Retention Policy Development
- Litigation Discovery Process Improvement
- Data Classification and Storage Strategy
- Data Archiving Solution Design
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ARTICLES
10 KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMAIL ARCHIVING
Email archiving products vary in their features and technical structures. Here's how to select an archiving tool that's a good fit for your company's needs.
Storage Magazine
June 2008
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THE INS AND OUTS OF ARCHIVING - WHY IT'S BETTER THAN BACKUPS
Contoural's Mark Diamond and ProStor's Steve Georgis talk about the benefits as well as the potential pitfalls of archiving, and how organizations can avoid these dangers by using emerging best practices.
GRC JOURNAL
May 2008
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SIX STEPS TO MANAGING ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION UNDER FRCP
Litigation always, has been, and will continue to be, a reality of doing business. What is changing, however, is discovery and its focus on electronically stored information (often abbreviated ESI). Recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure concerning the discovery of ESI coupled with the explosive growth of electronically stored documents are exposing organizations to new risks and costs during litigation and the subsequent discovery.
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
April 2008
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WHITE PAPERS
SIX STEPS TO CONTROLLING E-DISCOVERY FOR E-MAIL
Motions to discover electronic data have become common in today's world of litigation; yet, often companies are unprepared to find electronically stored information (ESI), especially e-mail. This lack of preparedness is driving up the cost of e-discovery and the cost of litigation in general. In this paper, we examine six steps organizations can take to control a large part of their e-discovery processes to lower costs and reduce risks.
June 2008
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TEN ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC RECORDS RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION PROGRAM
Organizations today are finding themselves under increasing pressure, both legal and regulatory, to properly retain or delete documents. While policies and procedures for paper records may seem adequate, many companies find it difficult to translate those policies and requirements to electronically stored information (ESI) such as e-mail messages and electronic document files. This white paper outlines 10 key elements that must be put into place – and kept up-to-date – as foundations of a successful electronic records retention and destruction program.
February 2008
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10 KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMAIL ARCHIVING
Email archiving products vary in their features and technical structures. Here's how to select an archiving tool that's a good fit for your company's needs.
Storage Magazine
June 2008
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THE INS AND OUTS OF ARCHIVING - WHY IT'S BETTER THAN BACKUPS
Contoural's Mark Diamond and ProStor's Steve Georgis talk about the benefits as well as the potential pitfalls of archiving, and how organizations can avoid these dangers by using emerging best practices.
GRC JOURNAL
May 2008
Read the article
SIX STEPS TO MANAGING ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION UNDER FRCP
Litigation always, has been, and will continue to be, a reality of doing business. What is changing, however, is discovery and its focus on electronically stored information (often abbreviated ESI). Recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure concerning the discovery of ESI coupled with the explosive growth of electronically stored documents are exposing organizations to new risks and costs during litigation and the subsequent discovery.
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
April 2008
Read the article
WHITE PAPERS
SIX STEPS TO CONTROLLING E-DISCOVERY FOR E-MAIL
Motions to discover electronic data have become common in today's world of litigation; yet, often companies are unprepared to find electronically stored information (ESI), especially e-mail. This lack of preparedness is driving up the cost of e-discovery and the cost of litigation in general. In this paper, we examine six steps organizations can take to control a large part of their e-discovery processes to lower costs and reduce risks.
June 2008
Read the summary
TEN ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC RECORDS RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION PROGRAM
Organizations today are finding themselves under increasing pressure, both legal and regulatory, to properly retain or delete documents. While policies and procedures for paper records may seem adequate, many companies find it difficult to translate those policies and requirements to electronically stored information (ESI) such as e-mail messages and electronic document files. This white paper outlines 10 key elements that must be put into place – and kept up-to-date – as foundations of a successful electronic records retention and destruction program.
February 2008
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:: news and events
Strategies for Creating and Maintaining ESI Data Maps: Practical Advice from the Trenches
Thursday, September 18, 2008
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PRESS RELEASES
CONTOURAL'S STEPHEN FOSKETT IS AWARDED MICROSOFT MVP
Stephen Foskett has been awarded a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for File System Storage. Microsoft MVP awards are given to individuals who are outstanding technical community leaders with real world expertise and technical skills.
July 2008
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NEWS REAL-LIFE GAME OF RISK A BOON FOR GRC FIRMS
Quotes from Mike Casey
Investor's Business Daily
May 2008
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ARCHIVING EMAIL EFFECTIVELY
Quotes from Mark Diamond
Technology Review
April 2008
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STRONG OUTLOOK FOR SOFTWARE, SYSTEM ENGINEERS
Quotes from Mark Diamond
Dice.com
April 2008
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EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 2008
Panel: HDS Executive Dinner
September 9, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Panel: HDS Executive Dinner
September 10, 2008
Denver, CO
Sessions: Deep Dive into Email Archiving Products & Everything You Wanted to Know About Virtualization
Storage Decisions Conference
September 23-25, 2008
New York, NY
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WEBCASTS
BRING BUSINESS PROCESS EFFICIENCIES TO EDISCOVERY
AIIM and Contoural
August 13, 2008
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