Extract from Jim Gill’s article “Ediscovery, Remote Work, and the Rise of Collaboration Apps”
Even before the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, collaboration app (e.g. Slack) usage was on the rise for internal enterprise communications, with the market share increasing from around seven billion U.S. dollars in 2015 to nearly 16 billion in 2020, according to one study.
Since the pandemic, collaboration app usage has skyrocketed. Another study found that usage of nearly all collaboration tools increased substantially between 17 February and 20 December 2020, with Microsoft Teams growing by 3,891%, video conferencing app Zoom showing 1,788% growth, and messaging app Slack increasing by 1,073%.
Even with a return to more normal day-to-day life, the remote workplace is here to stay. In fact, one report predicts 36.2 million workers or 22% of Americans will be working remotely by the year 2025. This is an 87% increase from pre-pandemic levels.Â
Is Slack Data Discoverable?
The 2006 Amendment to Rule 34 of the FRCP makes the answer to this question very clear.
