White Paper
The State of Emerging Data 2025 - Tracking a Decade of Data Challenges

The proliferation of emerging data sources—from collaboration platforms to generative AI—has introduced unprecedented complexity into the realms of compliance, investigations and e-discovery. Traditional workflows are no longer sufficient to manage the volume, variety and velocity of modern data.
Key insights area of analysis include:
- The Redefined Document: An examination of how versioning, chat messages and linked content have changed the definition of a document in a legal context.
- AI as a Data Source: Na analysis of the practical challenges and legal ambiguities presented by AI-artifacts.
- Modern Litigation Readiness: Strategies for updating legal hold playbooks and retention policies to address the challenges on cloud environments.
- Could-First Forensics: A review of the new methodologies required to ensure data integrity and defensibility when collecting from cloud sources.