It was wonderful to be back in Minneapolis for another CGOC Regional Meeting at the Dorsey firm. Since our last event there in 2015, there have been many important developments in Information Governance. Addressing the Current Cyber Threat Landscape Anthony Ferrante fresh off his tenure at a number of high profile agencies (White House, National...
One of the benefits of yearly meetings in the same city is the ability to take a barometer reading of returning attendees on what has changed for them since last year. Attendees sharing updates into the progress of their 2016 initiatives around data privacy, analytics, eDiscovery and defensible data deletion helps us gauge what topics...
Much has happened in the world of information governance since 2012. I use 2012 as my yardstick because that’s when the original CGOC Maturity Model was created. The writers and working group members who put it together were experts and visionaries, and as such, over the last five years, the model has retained its place...
At the CGOC event in London earlier this month, the fast approaching General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) was of dominant interest for attendees. No matter the session topic, whether blockchain, M&A or eDiscovery, GDPR would inevitably percolate back in to the discussion. In the US, Information Governance practitioners are aware of the importance of the...
In a keynote session at Legaltech 2013, Hon. Andrew J. Peck, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York, stated “If 2012 was the year of predictive coding or technology-assisted review, 2013 or ’14 seems to be information governance.” Well, we are fast heading into 2017 and information governance is no longer...
Notwithstanding a fear of artificial intelligences (AIs), as expressed in movies and shows such as the Ex Machina or Person of Interest, the use of AIs, or cognitive computing systems, will continue to grow. According to a Research and Markets report, the artificial intelligence market will grow from $419.7 million in 2014 to $5.05 billion...
David Shonka, the FTC’s acting General Counsel recently made waves with his statement that the C-Suite doesn’t care about Information Governance or IG…that it doesn’t even resonate with them. Even though the same executives list data security as a “top concern” and eDiscovery as a “significant expenditure”, Shonka’s experience was that they did not make...
The concept of ‘Big Data’ has dramatically changed the information landscape. Analytics and advanced data processing transform and analyze massive amounts of data, extracting useful information to provide users with insightful information and recommendations to improve decision-making. These capabilities have been a major driver in the desire to keep PII, to provide personalized services, innovative...
It seems like setting up and getting to a new cloud infrastructure is on everyone’s corporate and IT hit list nowadays. Executives are mandating the move, the industry is validating the benefits, and there is serious momentum encouraging practitioners. However, creating the best possible experience and benefits for your enterprise once you move to your...
For the CGOC, the last half of 2015 was a busy one. With the change in leadership, we hit the ground running with three well-attended regional events in Minneapolis, San Francisco and London. Although, many of the session titles were similar, each region had a different take on the topics. Minneapolis, September 16th Since we...
