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Why Metadata Matters: Page 2 of 2

Point 5 -- IT and the attorneys should understand each other. OK, OK, this is a loaded gun of a statement. But really -- before the meet-and-confer the lawyers should communicate the dangers of spoliation and what metadata they may have to request or produce. IT should communicate how metadata works and how they can and will support the e-discovery process, preferably using e-discovery technology to improve and automate the process.

– Christine Taylor, an analyst with the Taneja Group, has more than a decade of experience in covering the IT and communications industries. She has written extensively on the role of technology in e-discovery, compliance and governance, and information management.

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