Corporate legal departments are being asked to do more with less.
Litigation is only part of it. Internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, employment matters, subpoenas and compliance requests all require your team to find, understand, protect and produce information quickly. Meanwhile, eDiscovery costs are hard to predict, and sensitive corporate data often leaves the organization simply because the legal team has no other practical option.
CloudNine gives corporate legal teams more control, with SaaS and on-premise deployment, enterprise-scale processing, modern data support and professional services when you need them.
SaaS or on-premise · Processing built in · Professional services when you need them
eDiscovery for the Way Corporate Legal Teams Actually Work
Corporate eDiscovery is different from law-firm eDiscovery. An in-house legal department may handle dozens or hundreds of matters over time, from a small employment dispute to a multi-terabyte commercial litigation, regulatory inquiry or internal investigation. On any one matter it may work with employees, IT, information governance, outside counsel, forensic specialists and eDiscovery providers.
Why should every matter require the same technology, deployment model, outside vendor and cost structure?
One organization. Many matters. The right approach for each.
SaaS and Self-Service
For smaller, straightforward matters when speed and flexibility come first.
SaaS With CloudNine Services
When the legal team wants additional support on a matter.
On-Premise Deployment
For highly sensitive investigations or controlled data environments.
A Combination
Technology and services together for complex litigation and investigations.
The goal isn’t one model for every matter. It’s the flexibility to choose the right model for each one.
Make eDiscovery a More Predictable Legal Expense
One of the biggest challenges for in-house teams is knowing what eDiscovery will cost. Traditional workflows spread costs across processing, hosting, review, data transfer, outside counsel and third-party vendors, and those costs climb as data volumes grow. CloudNine helps you treat eDiscovery as an operational process you manage, not an unpredictable expense passed through to the legal department.
Build more cost control into the process
- Process and reduce data before it reaches review
- Identify relevant information earlier
- Reduce unnecessary data movement
- Limit unnecessary hosting and processing expenses
- Handle appropriate matters internally
- Establish repeatable workflows
- Use outside resources when they add value
- Choose SaaS or on-premise based on the economics of the matter
- See matter-level eDiscovery costs more clearly
Turn eDiscovery from an unpredictable litigation expense into a more controllable legal operation.
Bring More eDiscovery In-House
You don’t have to choose between doing everything internally and outsourcing everything. There’s a middle ground. CloudNine gives your team the technology to do more of the eDiscovery workflow itself, while outside counsel, service providers, forensic specialists and CloudNine professionals can still take part when needed.
Instead of
Corporate Legal → Outside Counsel → eDiscovery Vendor
Or
Corporate Legal → CloudNine
Or
Corporate Legal → CloudNine → Outside Counsel
Or
Corporate Legal → CloudNine → Specialized Services
The right model can vary by matter, and each one gives the legal department more visibility into the data, more control over the workflow and more say in when outside resources are needed.
You don’t have to become an eDiscovery company
CloudNine provides the technology and expertise to take on more of the process without building a litigation support organization from scratch.
Do more internally when it makes sense. Bring in help when you need it. Keep control throughout.
One eDiscovery Environment Across Your Matters
A litigation matter may need one workflow, an internal investigation another. A regulatory inquiry may involve highly sensitive information; an employment matter may be small but still need defensible collection and review. Without a consistent technology strategy, every matter becomes a new project.
Collect → Process → Analyze → Review → Organize → Redact → Produce
A consistent platform lets your team build institutional knowledge instead of starting over every time a new matter arrives. It helps you establish:
- Repeatable workflows
- Consistent data handling
- Standardized review processes
- Matter-level cost visibility
- Centralized expertise
- Better collaboration with outside counsel
- More consistent reporting
- Greater control over corporate data
Make eDiscovery a repeatable legal operation, not a new technology project every time.
From Corporate Data to Defensible Evidence
Corporate data doesn’t live in one place anymore. The challenge isn’t just reviewing documents; it’s understanding the whole information environment around a matter. CloudNine supports traditional and modern data from processing through review and production, including:
- Microsoft 365
- Teams
- SharePoint
- OneDrive
- Slack
- Mobile and forensic data
- Collaboration apps
- Office documents
- Databases and structured data
- Modern communication data
- Emerging data sources
The question isn’t only whether your platform can handle today’s data. It’s how your organization will handle the next source of discoverable information. CloudNine Review supports traditional and modern data on a platform and processing infrastructure built to evolve with the corporate data environment, so you don’t have to rethink your strategy every time a new communication tool appears.
Security and Control Over Corporate Data
Corporate legal data can include some of your organization’s most sensitive information:
- Intellectual property
- Trade secrets
- Financial information
- Employee information
- Customer information
- Executive communications
- M&A information
- Attorney-client communications
- Regulatory information
- Internal investigation materials
Sending that information outside the organization isn’t always the preferred approach. CloudNine’s deployment options let the legal team choose an environment that fits the matter and the organization’s requirements.
SaaS When You Want Flexibility
CloudNine Review SaaS is a cloud-based environment for organizations that want to move quickly without managing the underlying infrastructure themselves.
On-Premise When You Need More Control
CloudNine Review On-Premise is the option when control over data, infrastructure, deployment or internal processes matters most. Deploy it on your own infrastructure, in a private cloud or in another controlled environment.
One company. Different matters. Different data. Different deployment requirements.
CloudNine is ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant · Security at CloudNine
Don't Force Every Matter Into the Same eDiscovery Model
A Small Employment Matter
Use SaaS and a streamlined workflow to process and review a manageable volume of information quickly.
A Large Commercial Litigation
Combine CloudNine processing and review with professional services to manage significant data volumes.
A Sensitive Internal Investigation
Consider an on-premise or controlled deployment when keeping tight control over the data matters most.
A Regulatory Investigation
Use a controlled, repeatable workflow for processing, analysis, review, redaction and production.
A Large-Scale Data Processing Project
Use the high-volume processing built into CloudNine Review to prepare large volumes of data for review or downstream workflows.
The technology should adapt to the matter, not the other way around.
Reduce Data Before You Pay to Review It
Large corporate investigations and litigation can involve millions of documents. Before your team can review that information, it has to be processed, organized, filtered and prepared. CloudNine Review has enterprise-scale processing built in, with conversion, filtering, deduplication, imaging, OCR and production workflows, and support for 5,000+ file types.
The most expensive data to review is often data that never needed to reach review. Processing and early data reduction help your team:
- Identify duplicate information
- Filter unnecessary data
- Organize information before review
- Reduce review populations
- Prepare data for downstream review
- Make large matters more efficient
For corporate legal departments, that isn’t just a technical workflow. It’s a cost-management strategy.
eDiscovery Beyond Litigation
Litigation
Commercial disputes, employment litigation, intellectual property matters, class actions and other proceedings.
Internal Investigations
Employee investigations, misconduct allegations, conflicts, policy violations and other internal matters.
Regulatory Matters
Regulatory inquiries, investigations, government requests and compliance-related data reviews.
Employment Matters
Discrimination claims, workplace disputes, employee investigations and other employment-related matters.
Subpoenas and Information Requests
Quickly identify, review and produce potentially responsive information.
Transactions and Business Events
M&A-related investigations, disputes, due diligence support and other large-volume analysis.
eDiscovery isn’t just a litigation function. It’s part of corporate legal operations.
Give Legal, IT, Security and Finance a Seat at the Table
Corporate eDiscovery decisions rarely belong to one person. CloudNine gives every stakeholder a common platform to build the strategy around. A corporate eDiscovery strategy should answer:
Legal
Can we defensibly manage the matter?
Legal Operations
Can we create a repeatable, efficient process?
Finance
Can we better understand and control costs?
IT
Does the technology fit our infrastructure and operational requirements?
Security
Can we keep appropriate control over sensitive information?
Procurement
Can we establish a sustainable technology and services model?
Use Professional Services When You Need Them
Bringing more eDiscovery in-house doesn’t mean doing everything yourself. CloudNine platforms are built to be self-serve, and CloudNine is also ready to do the work on your behalf when a matter needs more capacity, technical expertise or project management.
- Processing
- Data preparation
- Review support
- Production
- Project management
- Specialized eDiscovery needs
Technology when you need it. Expertise when you need it. Control throughout the process.
Why Corporate Legal Departments Choose CloudNine
Flexible Deployment
SaaS when speed matters. On-premise or controlled environments when data and infrastructure control matter.
Cost Management
Reduce data before review and make recurring eDiscovery more predictable.
Modern Data Support
Work with the communications and data sources your employees actually use.
Enterprise Processing
Process, filter, organize, convert and prepare large volumes of data.
Scalable Review
Review traditional and modern data in an environment built for corporate legal workflows.
Professional Expertise
CloudNine professionals when your team needs more capacity or specialized skills.
One Strategic Partner
One technology and services provider instead of a new workflow for every matter.
Is it time to bring more eDiscovery in-house?
It may be, if:
- eDiscovery costs are getting hard to predict
- You have recurring litigation or investigations
- Outside vendors repeat the same workflows
- The legal team wants more control over corporate data
- Legal Operations is looking for efficiencies
- You have internal IT or litigation support resources
- Sensitive matters raise data-control concerns
- You want more visibility into eDiscovery costs
- Modern data volumes keep growing
- Outside counsel makes technology decisions you’d rather control
It doesn’t have to mean building a large litigation support department. It can start with the right technology, repeatable processes and a flexible services model.
What to Look for in Corporate eDiscovery Software
When you evaluate a platform for an in-house legal department, look past the review interface.
- Can it handle our data? Does it support the traditional and modern sources your organization actually uses?
- Can we control where our data lives? Do the deployment options fit your security, infrastructure and data-management requirements?
- Can we control costs? Can you reduce data before review, predict costs and do appropriate work internally?
- Can we use it across matters? Litigation, investigations, regulatory inquiries, employment matters and more.
- Can it scale? It should handle your largest matters as well as routine ones.
- Can we choose how much to do ourselves? Self-serve, with professional services when needed.
- Can it support our future data environment? New forms of corporate communication keep arriving.
These questions shift the conversation from “Which review platform should we buy?” to “What eDiscovery operating model do we want?”
Corporate eDiscovery FAQs
Corporate eDiscovery is the process of identifying, collecting, processing, analyzing, reviewing and producing electronically stored information for litigation, investigations, regulatory matters, employment disputes, subpoenas and other legal or compliance needs.
Not every matter does. But organizations with recurring litigation, investigations, large data volumes or modern communication data benefit from a repeatable eDiscovery platform instead of managing every matter through disconnected tools and outside vendors.
Yes. Organizations can handle some or all of the workflow internally, depending on their technology, people, processes and matters. CloudNine supports self-service workflows as well as professional services when you need more expertise or capacity.
It depends on data volume, processing requirements, review population, matter complexity, deployment model and services. Legal departments improve cost control by reducing data before review, establishing repeatable processes and choosing the deployment and services model that fits each matter.
It depends on the organization and the matter. SaaS offers speed and flexibility without managing infrastructure. On-premise or controlled deployment offers more control over infrastructure and data. Many organizations use both for different matters.
Yes. CloudNine supports workflows involving Microsoft 365 data and other modern corporate data sources, beyond traditional email and office documents.
Yes. CloudNine supports modern communication data, including Microsoft Teams and Slack, as part of its processing and review workflows.
Yes. It can be used for internal investigations, employee matters, regulatory inquiries, subpoenas and other situations where you need to find and analyze potentially relevant information.
Yes. CloudNine Review has large-scale processing built in, using the same engine as CloudNine LAW, CloudNine’s long-established processing platform. Data can be processed, filtered, organized, converted and prepared for review or downstream workflows.
Yes. CloudNine’s professional services supplement your internal team when you need more help with processing, project management, review, production or specialized eDiscovery work.
Yes. Many organizations take a hybrid approach: the internal legal team manages some workflows, and CloudNine, outside counsel or other specialists support the rest.
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR CORPORATE EDISCOVERY STRATEGY
Your legal department shouldn’t have to choose between doing everything itself and handing every matter to an outside vendor. Whether you want to bring more eDiscovery in-house, make costs more predictable, protect sensitive corporate data or bring consistency to litigation and investigations, CloudNine can help you build the right model.
Control your data. Control your workflow. Control your costs.
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