edi 2009 information everywhere: understanding new technologies & coping with new problems

The Advanced E-Discovery InstituteNovember 12-13, 2009

Information Everywhere:Understanding New

Technologies & Coping with New Problems

Hon. James C. Francis

Anne Kershaw

George Rudoy

Tom Morrissey


Introduction

Hon. James C. Francis


The New Virtual IT World

(Actually, it’s not so new)

Tom Morrissey – Purdue Pharma LP

DISCLAIMER

These slides represent the work and opinions of the author and do not constitute official positions of Purdue Pharma LP or any other organization.

Virtual Machines Virtual Machines are not new and have been in use since at

least 1970. A Virtual Machine is a software abstraction implemented on

top of a "real" hardware platform and operating system. This concept was created by IBM as a method of time-sharing

expensive mainframe hardware. The fundamental concept of a virtual machine revolves

around a software application that behaves as if it were its own computer.

The VM application (“guest”) runs its own self-contained operating system within the actual machine (“host”).

Perhaps put more simply, it can be described as a virtual computer running inside a physical computer.

E-Discovery Considerations and Questions to Ask Clients Regarding New TechnologiesNovember 12, 2009

A Virtual Computer Running Inside a Physical Computer.


GUEST

GUEST

GUEST

HOST (Virtual Server)

Sample Environment

Data Center with 419 Physical Servers 45 of which are Virtual Host Servers 421 Virtual Machines (Guests) TOTAL SERVERS= 840

Can run applications and services that emulate multiple machines from one server


Benefits to an IT Organization High Availability Disaster Recovery Consolidation Able to run different Operating Systems from

a Single Host Server Use Templates to Clone a ‘New Server’ in

Minutes.


Shared Services includes Shared Storage

Shared Storage

Shared Storage


The discovery questions

Forensics of a ‘Host’ could over collect data Storage of application data may not ‘live’ on

the virtual machine Some companies will no longer be storing on

tape, but rather simply keeping an image of the VM.


Next: Unified Communications


http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/details/288da906-afab-4f3e-92f0-f0250be21125


Cloud Computing

George I. Rudoy – Shearman & Sterling LLP

Cloud Computing

Course Name Date

Cloud Computing

What is cloud computing Commonplace hosting vs. cloud computing

Pros and Cons Costs and access Maintenance and upgrades

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Course Name Date

Cloud Computing What it means for the Discovery efforts

Cloud computing means that data may always be in transit - never anywhere, always somewhere

The issue of tracing metadata in “data packets” What to do about it

Engaging the provider insist on service level agreement (SLA) terms to ensure legal

and regulatory compliance, searchability, demonstrable customer care (security), provably persistent data integrity and reliability, and demonstrable storage security and integrity for electronically stored information in the cloud.

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