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Migrations Without the Migraine
Much like a migraine, migrating data from one system to another can be very painful. I’m sure most I.T. folks could easily list at least a dozen reasons why. Rather than give any attention to the pain, I’d like to focus on what can be done to relieve it. I get migraines regularly. I do…
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Top 5 Reasons Your Project Needs a Project Manager
Project Impresario A Project Manager understands all the moving parts within a project. From Initiating to Closure, the Project Manager is responsible for disseminating updates to the team and stakeholders. Their ability to identify when tasks should occur and how various pieces fit together is a core necessity for any project. Whether it be resources,…
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How to "ACE" Your Migration to iManage Work 10
I recently had the opportunity to speak at iManage Connect Live 2018. The presentation called “iManage Work Security 101: What you Need to Know Before Moving to Work 10 or the Cloud” provided a fundamental understanding of iManage security considerations. Here, I will focus on Work 10 best practices in 3 areas: Authentication Communication Encryption…
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Answering Questions About the Latest iManage Upgrades and Add-ons
Attorneys have been trained to reject risk. Many spend their lives advising how to avoid mistakes, or counseling clients who have already made them. However, what is the impact of being risk averse to technology innovation? Firms that do not embrace digital transformation will be squeezed on profitability, growth and future opportunity. This could present…
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How Law Firms Can Better Implement Information Security
What is information security, and how do we do it better? At LegalSEC 2018 I had the privilege of participating on a panel that addressed this topic. Our panel included a Principal Security Architect (myself), an Information Security Officer, and an IT Manager. The takeaway: Different roles in a firm each have a different view…
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Azure Data Protection – An Overview of Your Options
With Microsoft’s cloud solution there seems to be a dizzying array of options to secure data, with new ones coming out all the time. There is Azure Site Recovery (ASR), Azure Information Protection (AIP), Customer Key (new and not fully rolled out), Azure BitLocker, Key Vault, and the list goes on. Some of these solutions…
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Windows 10 – Time to Wake Up the Baby
A year or so ago, a group of us at Adaptive gave a series of presentations up and down the east coast, focusing on the merits and perils of upgrading the legal desktop to Windows 10. One of the first slides in the presentation bore the title “The traditional legal desktop; never wake a sleeping…
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Moving to the next generation of legal desktops!
It’s no secret that 21st century attorneys are highly mobile and practice law from just about anywhere. Gone are the days of working within the office, behind old wooden desks, and going home for the weekend with your files safely stowed in your litigation bag. Today’s lawyer works at Panera and Starbucks. They demand a…
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iManage Work 10 Feature Spotlight – Journaling
Users who accidentally choose “replace original” when saving a document now have the ability to download the document they inadvertently overwrote without having to contact an administrator. iManage Work 10 gives administrators the ability to create backup copies of user’s documents, eliminating the need to perform work on the backend system to retrieve documents that…
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Floor Support – An Essential Element of a DMS Rollout
While the Go Live classroom training is key to a successful DMS roll out, there is significant value in face to face interactions. That’s why, in this article, I will review the benefits of floor support as an essential phase of your DMS roll out. What is the best approach? Various organizations have rolled out…
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