Networking And Storage

The Networking and Storage section of FindLaw’s Legal Technology Center provides free resources related to networking issues commonly encountered in law practice. Technical issues such as Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Network Security and Web Hosting are important to the technical operation of a successful law practice. FindLaw provides free information to help you increase the efficiency and productivity of your law practice through networking and storage technology.

Networking And Storage

• Cloud Computing
• Data Storage
• Network Security
• Wireless And Remote Access

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• The Top-Five Questions to Ask when Evaluating Cloud-Based Technology for your Practice

  Before jumping into making any major cloud computing decisions for your law firm, here are the questions to ask before converting.

• The Cloud: Ethical Obligations for Lawyers in the Modern Era III

  As more organizations move their information to the cloud, attorneys must understand the potential ethical issues involved in storing data off-site on the Internet.

• Top Five Tips for Using the Cloud for eDiscovery

  Here are five important points for law firms and businesses to consider when preparing to take advantage of cloud computing.

• Creating an Effective Law Firm Records Retention Policy

  Performing the necessary research to support your records retention policy is not a small task. While this work is vital to a defensible policy, standardizing your approach and getting your firm's risk management resources, IT and records departments, and attorneys on board is likely the piece of this project that will take the most time.

Networking And Storage Articles

• FTC Online Behavioral Advertising Privacy Principles Unplugged

  Behavioral advertising seeks to target relevant content for individual Internet consumers, but to do so, it relies upon information specific to those individuals. As a result, there has been some concern about the proper handling of private information relating to Internet consumers.

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• Wireless Security for the Legal Profession

  What lawyers should know about wireless connections and security.

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• MySpace Defeats Spammer

  We all know that MySpace.com is a social networking service that allows members to create unique personal profiles online to find and communicate with other people. However, did you know that MySpace is out there in Cyberspace seeking to root out spammers? A recent court victory shows this to be true. Read on.

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• Cloud Computing and the Law: The Basics

  As reflected in the NIST definition of cloud computing, the most appealing aspect of using the cloud is the effective scalability, and therefore elastic cost, of the service.

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• What Is Blockchain?

  Blockchain technology is set to transform industries and institutions throughout the world. What started as an idea synonymous with Bitcoin, the virtual currency, is now making its way into everything from contract drafting, to election monitoring, to land registry systems.

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