Cloud Computing and Electronic Discovery

The definitive guide to the legal implications of electronic discovery in the cloud

Cloud Computing and Electronic Discovery and its companion website is a comprehensive resource that covers the most important information and contains illustrative examples needed to understand the rapidly evolving realm of eDiscovery in cloud computing environments. The rules and legal precedents of the computing and legal frontier of electronic discovery are being developed almost as quickly as the technology is changing. Written for fraud investigators, legal professionals, forensic accountants, and business executives, the book offers an understanding of the ramifications of storing data with third-party providers and shows how such storage mechanisms relate to the limits of discovery practices.

This up-to-date resource also includes a discussion of the existing legal precedents and current cases that are shaping interpretation of discovery laws in the cloud. The authors offer a compelling overview for executives storing their companies’ data in the cloud and the legal professionals tasked with understanding and interpreting the discovery rules surrounding that data.

In non-technical language, the book offers an insightful overview of current trends in cloud computing and includes practical guidance for the information that should be considered in an investigation that involves data held by a cloud service provider. The authors also offer the latest updates on the current and proposed laws governing discovery of information held by a third-party cloud service provider.

With Cloud Computing and Electronic Discovery, business, accounting, and legal professionals have an invaluable resource for understanding the evolution of cloud eDiscovery policies, practices, and laws.