Think the only place that information is stored is on the servers in your data center and in the overflowing filing cabinets? Think again. People can be quite innovative about where they keep important information, and that creativity can pose a serious risk when it comes to enforcing a litigation hold.

Counsel’s knowledge of where everything from the bytes that may be critical during e-discovery and the bits that poses security concerns lives in your company is a vital to protecting your company. A ruling in which sanctions were made against a company for deleting case critical information from employee Blackberrys is but one example of the risks companies and counsel face when they are unable to effectively enforce a litigation hold.

Having a detailed datamap that illustrates where business information lives is the cornerstone of effective, defensible and enforceable litigation hold orders. A comprehensive datamap helps companies take proactive steps to make sure critical information doesn’t walk out the door or vaporize into an electronic black hole.