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ComplexDiscovery is a technology blog highlighting data and legal discovery insight and intelligence.
ComplexDiscovery Solutions is a technology marketing firm providing strategic planning and tactical execution expertise in support of data and legal discovery organizations.

Based in Austin, Texas, I [Rob Robinson] am a technology marketer who has held senior leadership positions with multiple top-tier data and legal technology providers. I write and post regularly on technology and marketing topics on the ComplexDiscovery(.com) blog, and publish a regular newsletter on data and legal discovery.

I hold a Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) designation from ACEDS, a Certificate of eDiscovery from the Electronic Discovery and Evidence Training Institute, and have held leadership roles (VP of Marketing, CMO, and COO) in legal technology organizations to include ONSITE3 (Acquired), Orange Legal Technologies (Acquired), CloudNine (Acquired LexisNexis eDiscovery Product Line), and currently with HaystackID (Acquired Envision Discovery, Inspired Review, and eTERA Consulting). I also have had leadership positions in technology-centric organizations to include Crossroads Systems (Director of Marketing – Storage Area Networking) and Compaq Computer Corporation (Product Marketing Manager – Deskpro and Prosignia Product Lines). I am a former US Army Captain and Helicopter Pilot, and an alumnus of the University of Mississippi.

Marketing Specialties: Corporate Branding, Demand Creation, Field Marketing, Partner Marketing, Product Marketing, Product Positioning, Social Media Marketing, Industry Analyst Relations, Competitive Analysis, Content Development, Curation, Website Development, Marketing Automation, Social Media Automation

Domain Expertise: Data Discovery, Legal Technology, Electronic Discovery, Enterprise Storage Technology, Enterprise Personal Computing Technology, Software-as-a-Service, Two-Tier Technology Distribution

Contact Information

Email: wrrobinson@complexdiscovery.com
Phone: 512.934.7531
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Website/Blog Disclaimer

This is a personal website/blog. The views and opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of the people, institutions or organizations that I may or may not have an affiliation with at this time. My views and opinions may change from time to time as I come to learn more and develop a deeper understanding of the areas and issues highlighted on this website/blog. This website/blog also may include links to other sites/blogs operated by third parties. These links are provided as a means of convenient access to the information/opinion contained therein, and I am in no way responsible for the content of any other sites or any products or services that may be offered through linked sites.

Drunks, DNA and Data Transfer Risk in eDiscovery

Just as there are many tasks in electronic discovery, many times there are multiple technologies and platforms involved in the complete electronic discovery process. When there are multiple technologies and platforms involved, data must be transferred from disparate technologies and platforms to other disparate technologies and platforms. This data transfer can be considered a risk factor that impacts the overall electronic discovery process.

Automating eDiscovery: A Strategic Framework

The Concise Framework for Discovery Automation takes the overall process of discovery, breaks it down into a data discovery component and a legal discovery component, aligns these components with insight and intelligence, and then highlights four key processes and eight key tasks that appear to be important in the discovery process across the lifecycle of information and litigation.

Enabling Remote eDiscovery? A Snapshot of DaaS

Desktop as a Service (DaaS) providers are becoming important contributors to eDiscovery technology solutions as they allow for the deployment of virtualized desktop experiences delivered to end users on demand from remotely hosted locations. While the providers enabling the delivery of these virtualized environments to those in the eDiscovery ecosystem are typically not called out in the descriptions of the solutions they enable, understanding who those providers are is becoming increasingly important for those sourcing eDiscovery solutions for remote users as the underlying attributes and enhancements the providers deliver form the basis for comparing and contrasting the differences in DaaS-delivered capabilities from eDiscovery providers.

Actively Learning? Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey – Spring 2019 Results

The Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey is a non-scientific survey designed to help provide a general understanding of the use of predictive coding technologies, protocols, and workflows by data discovery and legal discovery professionals within the eDiscovery ecosystem.

Ready, Set, Stay! Eighteen Observations on eDiscovery Business Confidence in the Winter of 2019

Just under 90% (89.3%) of eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey respondents feel the current business conditions are good or normal. This confidence level represents a significant decrease in these same feelings from the fall of 2018 where 96.5% felt the conditions were good or normal.

The Issue That Currently Concerns eDiscovery Professionals The Most: Budgetary Constraints (Winter 2019)

In the Winter 2019 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey, 22.7% of respondents viewed budgetary constraints as potentially having the greatest impact on their business in the next six months. This percentage is the highest of all concerns represented in the survey. Increasing data volume was also viewed as a considerable issue, with 21.3% of survey respondents noting it as their greatest business concern.

A Chill in the Air: eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey Results – Winter 2019

This is the thirteenth quarterly eDiscovery business confidence survey conducted by ComplexDiscovery. More than 1,265 individual responses have been received from legal, business, and technology professionals across the eDiscovery ecosystem since the inception of the survey and 75 respondents shared their opinions as part of the winter 2019 survey.

Actively Learning? Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey – Spring 2019 Results

Selecting TAR Software and Service Providers?

Technology Assisted Review (TAR) is useful for many tasks within the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), with one of its central applications being its use in determining the relevancy of documents in the review stage of eDiscovery in support of document production obligations. To engage in the management of this important workflow, the producing party needs access to TAR software and the decision on what software to use goes hand-in-hand with the service provider selection.