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The Clock is Ticking

Move Your eDiscovery to the Cloud with RelativityOne

Many corporate counsel and eDiscovery professionals rely on Relativity daily for addressing internal investigation and litigation support needs. Relativity recently announced that effective January 1, 2028, all new matters will need to be hosted on RelativityOne, the cloud version of Relativity1. As an alliance partner of Relativity, the following is why your organization should act now—and how to approach the business case.

Messaging to Key Stakeholders: Why Transition to RelativityOne Now?

  • General Counsel (Excellence)
    • Streamline workflows with faster data collection and legal hold through integrations with M365, Slack, mobile, and other enterprise data sources.
    • Accelerate review timelines and enable data-driven legal strategies.
    • Increase efficiencies and defensibility throughout the eDiscovery process by employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytic features that are not available in legacy on-premises server.
  • Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer (Information Protection)
    • Reduce on-premises infrastructure footprint that may include remote access and associated support, maintenance, and licensing.
    • Benefit from real-time, automated updates and patches, centralized data and identity management, controls and compliance.
    • Meet AI-driven business initiatives by leveraging RelativityOne's capabilities such as Relativity aiR.
  • Chief Privacy Officer (Data)
    • Reduce data sprawl by consolidating data from many vendors and law firms into a single location.
    • Gain flexibility with data hosting options, including local jurisdiction support.
    • Improve data governance and protection through centralized data management.
  • CFO (Cost)
    • Realize significant cost savings by transitioning to a SaaS model by reducing or eliminating legacy server, upgrade, licensing, and/or IT support expenses.
    • Establish predictable annual spending vs. ad-hoc matter hosting fees to gain a transparent view of eDiscovery costs.
    • Reduce document review costs by up to 70% by employing AI.
  • Chief Risk Officer (Reliability)
    • Ensure business continuity with RelativityOne's robust cloud infrastructure for recovery in the event of on-premises outage or security incident.
    • Minimize downtime, latency issues, and operational risks associated with aging on-premises systems and reliance on specialized FTE knowledge.

Footnotes

1 We understand there are potential geographical and use case exceptions to the policy.

The Time to Act Is Now

Start now preparing for your eDiscovery journey to the cloud. Delaying migration risks competitive disadvantage, missed cost saving opportunities, and rising technical debt. Partnering with specialists like KPMG can help make it a seamless shift—from data integrity checks to post-migration support. For more information, download Commonly Asked Questions about RelativityOne Migrations.

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