Data Governance Resolutions for the New Year

Q1 is a great time to assess, resolve, and plan for growth and improvement. In the spirit of the New Year, we’ve identified four key “New Year, New Records” data governance resolutions to strive for in 2023.

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Mitigating Growing Data Volumes: The Past, Present, and Future of Discovery

Sarah Cole explores the evolution of approaches to mitigate the costs of discovery on ever increasing data volumes and considers what strategies can be be successfully deployed next.

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Rational Insights: Discovering Secret Service Text Messages

The January 6th Select Committee sought to obtain Secret Service text messages relating to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, only to be informed that any text messages from that timeframe were deleted across the agency. Sarah Cole shares insights on the recovery of deleted text messages.

Preventing ROT Data Accumulation with In-Place Data Governance

Sarah Cole discusses ROT data and explores methods to prevent future ROT data accumulation. This article is the final installment of a three-part series on the dangers of ROT data and how best to approach it.

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Using Technology to Identify and Delete ROT Data

Sarah Cole discusses ROT data and explores methods to identify and delete it with the help of technology. This article is part two of a three-part series on the dangers of ROT data and how best to approach it.

The Dangers of ROT Data and Over-Retention

Sarah Cole discusses ROT data and identifies three major risks that it can pose to organizations. This article is part one of a three-part series on the dangers of ROT data and how best to approach it.

Getting Started with Data Sensitivity Classification

In this article we discuss the management of sensitive data, and how to start by classifying data sensitivity into broad, widely applicable categories based on the risk level.

The CPRA – California’s New Data Privacy Mandate

In this article, we will address the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). We introduce the data privacy legislation and discuss frequently asked questions about the CPRA.

What is Autoclassification in Records Management?

This is the first Autoclassification article that will help you understand the fundamentals of the technology. For the interested practitioner, it is worth taking a more practical look at autoclassification, what it is, and how much work is involved before you see a return on investment.

The Real Barrier to Successful Defensible Deletion Projects

Deletion projects are notoriously challenging to execute, requiring buy-in from various stakeholders and demonstrable justification of the project budget. Tom Preece discusses how to handle the real barriers to defensible deletion.

GDPR after Brexit: Top Questions Answered

The General Data Protection Regulation has been around for years, and you likely cannot make it through a news cycle without hearing the term “Brexit” yet, questions still abound about what they mean together.

The Devil’s in the DSARs – How to operationalize your response

Operationalizing your DSAR response. This article provides guidelines on how to evaluate, improve and manage risk when responding to a DSAR.

Rational Speaks with Kurt Wimmer of Covington & Burling on Data Privacy and Security

Tom Preece, Rational’s Business Development Manager, recently spoke with Kurt Wimmer about his thoughts on emerging data privacy and security trends and how organizations should begin to address these risks. Kurt Wimmer is the U.S. chair of Covington & Burling’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice…

Rational Speaks with James Sherer of BakerHostetler on E-Discovery and Information Governance

Tom Preece, Rational’s Business Development Manager, recently spoke with James Sherer about his work as a litigator, author, e-discovery practitioner, and Information Governance thought leader. James Sherer is Counsel at BakerHostetler, where he co-chairs the Information Governance practice team and…

Rational Speaks with Ted Augustinos of Locke Lord LLP on Information Security

Tom Preece, Rational’s Business Development Manager, recently spoke with Ted Augustinos, Partner at Locke Lord LLP, about his thoughts on how organizations should best address emerging trends in cyber and information security. Ted is a member of Locke Lord’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group,…

Rational Enterprise and [s]Cube Announce Partnership

Rational and [s]Cube to offer clients a comprehensive solution for on-premises Information Governance and hosted e-Discovery

Rational Enterprise Named in Gartner Sample List of Information Governance Software Vendors

Rational Governance can bring order to your information chaos.

Rational Enterprise and CounterTack Announce Partnership

Rational and CounterTack to offer clients a comprehensive solution for mitigating information security risk.

Cyber Security Solution for Government Identified at Rational Enterprise Cyber Security Summit, Hosted at the University at Albany SUNY

Rational Enterprise and the University at Albany SUNY hosted the inaugural Cyber Security Summit to explore and develop next generation cyber security offerings for State and Local Governments.

Rational Enterprise Wins Seattle Public Schools Records Management Program RFP

Rational will facilitate records retention, e-discovery, and various other use cases.

Rational Enterprise and nFrastructure Announce Partnership

nFrastructure and Rational Enterprise announce partnership to provide compliance, litigation and open government solutions.