“Business Intelligence and E-Discovery”
In the modern and increasingly complex business environment, business intelligence (BI) platforms are becoming more prevalent, especially in large organizations. Adoption of BI technologies is likely to double in the next five years. Yet, in the e- discovery arena there is very little awareness of these massive sources of electronically stored information (ESI). Additionally, there are hardly any e-discovery tools that can access information contained in such BI systems. This article explains what BI systems are, how they function, and the implications of BI technologies for the e-discovery process.