Extract from George Socha’s article “eDiscovery Leaders Live: Gavin Manes of Avansic”
Gavin Manes, CEO of Avansic, joins George Socha, Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness at Reveal, for ACEDS #eDiscoveryLeadersLive.
Dr. Gavin Manes is a nationally recognized expert in e-discovery and digital forensics. Gavin founded Avansic in 2004 after completing his Doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Tulsa. At Avansic, Gavin is committed to high-technology innovation, research, and mentorship, and currently has several patents pending. Avansic’s scientific approach to eDiscovery and digital forensics stems from his academic experience. Gavin routinely serves as an expert witness for legal proceedings including courtroom testimony, depositions, and consulting with attorneys on data preservation issues. To maintain his expert standing, Gavin contributes academic content that is published in peer-reviewed journals, he presents at conferences and symposia, and delivers university classroom lectures. His full CV can be found at http://www.gavinmanes.com/.
Gavin focused on two topics for our discussion: collection of data from mobile devices, and Avansic’s new eDiscovery services assessment. On the former, he talked about the differences between collecting data from iPhones and Android devices, what data you should expect to be able to collect from the device itself as opposed to from the cloud, and some of the challenges of working with data collected from the phones. He reiterated what we’ve heard so many times before, that there is no big easy button for eDiscovery, and offered his thoughts on where the industry is headed. Gavin the described Avansic’s new eDiscovery services assessment and shared his hopes for what that assessment will accomplish and where it will head. Finally, Gavin gave us tips on how to save money in eDiscovery.
