Carol,

    Barclay correctly foresees an unavoidable clash between the proponents
of big data and those who live by the rule 'information should be destroyed
as soon as it is no longer needed and also exceeds retention
requirements'.  The big data argument has merit now that indexing is less
of a problem. However, one of the classic cases for disposition refers to
the litigation of John-Manville, the asbestos producer, and the suggestion
that if they had not keep so much information about their asbestos product,
prosecutors would not have been able to prove that John-Manville should
have know that asbestos was a hazard.
    In the same way, litigation can benefit from that same store of big
data to the detriment of the organization keeping it. A second point is the
requirement to search, retrieve, and maintain separately all information
related for discovery purposes. Owners of big data would have a much
greater burden to bear because of the greater volume of data.

Sam McCollum, MBA, CRM, ERMm
President and CEO of SIMC Coaching
RIM Professional since 1983
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