The digital age has ushered in an unprecedented amount of data. Organizations generate and store vast quantities of ESI, including emails, instant messages, social media posts, cloud-based documents, and more. This “data deluge” is characterized by:
Volume: The sheer quantity of data that needs to be processed and reviewed.
Velocity: The speed at which new data is generated and accumulated.
Variety: The diverse formats and sources of ESI, ranging from structured databases to unstructured text and multimedia files.
This exponential growth in data makes traditional eDiscovery methods increasingly unsustainable.