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	South Carolina Department of Corrections Takes the Middle Man out of Litigation and Legal Discovery

South Carolina Department of Corrections Takes the Middle Man out of Litigation and Legal Discovery

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance
Applicable Industries	Security & Public Safety
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration Training
Challenge	South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) needed an email archiving solution to streamline legal discovery and enforce email retention policies. The IT team, led by David Pfaehler, faced challenges in minimizing manual labor costs and ensuring compliance with legal guidelines. They evaluated several options but found them either too complex, lacking in functionality, or over budget. Open-source solutions were inadequate, and commercial products were not user-friendly. Read More
About Customer	The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is a state agency established in 1960, reporting directly to the Governor. It employs 6,000 people and manages 23,000 inmates across 27 institutions. The agency's IT infrastructure includes over 2,500 email accounts. David Pfaehler, the Branch Chief of Network and Telecommunications Division, oversees the IT operations, including email management and legal discovery processes. Read More
Solution	SCDC chose the Barracuda Message Archiver for its ease of use, comprehensive features, and cost-effectiveness. The plug-and-play appliance centrally indexes and stores all emails, providing fast search and retrieval capabilities in a secure environment. It supports compliance with regulations like PCI DSS, HIPAA, and FINRA. The Barracuda Message Archiver was deployed quickly, with immediate benefits in ease of use and organization. It eliminated the risks associated with email retention and termination, making legal discoveries quick and stress-free. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Security Compliance

Applicable Industries

Security & Public Safety

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) needed an email archiving solution to streamline legal discovery and enforce email retention policies. The IT team, led by David Pfaehler, faced challenges in minimizing manual labor costs and ensuring compliance with legal guidelines. They evaluated several options but found them either too complex, lacking in functionality, or over budget. Open-source solutions were inadequate, and commercial products were not user-friendly.

About Customer

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) is a state agency established in 1960, reporting directly to the Governor. It employs 6,000 people and manages 23,000 inmates across 27 institutions. The agency's IT infrastructure includes over 2,500 email accounts. David Pfaehler, the Branch Chief of Network and Telecommunications Division, oversees the IT operations, including email management and legal discovery processes.

Solution

SCDC chose the Barracuda Message Archiver for its ease of use, comprehensive features, and cost-effectiveness. The plug-and-play appliance centrally indexes and stores all emails, providing fast search and retrieval capabilities in a secure environment. It supports compliance with regulations like PCI DSS, HIPAA, and FINRA. The Barracuda Message Archiver was deployed quickly, with immediate benefits in ease of use and organization. It eliminated the risks associated with email retention and termination, making legal discoveries quick and stress-free.

Impact #1	The Barracuda Message Archiver provided immediate benefits in ease of use and organization.
Impact #2	It enabled SCDC to centralize preserved files and maintain unstructured data securely.
Impact #3	The solution made legal discoveries quick and stress-free, allowing users to search across multiple email accounts rapidly.

Impact #1

The Barracuda Message Archiver provided immediate benefits in ease of use and organization.

Impact #2

It enabled SCDC to centralize preserved files and maintain unstructured data securely.

Impact #3

The solution made legal discoveries quick and stress-free, allowing users to search across multiple email accounts rapidly.

Benefit #1	Deployed in less than 60 minutes.
Benefit #2	No per user licensing fees.

Benefit #1

Deployed in less than 60 minutes.

Benefit #2

No per user licensing fees.

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South Carolina Department of Corrections Takes the Middle Man out of Litigation and Legal Discovery

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