What’s on the minds of major law firms’ IT directors? LegalWeek did
a survey and
the results are sometimes predictable and sometimes not.
For example, "resiliency" of the network ranks first, followed by
data security. But what are the trends around centralization
vs. distribution, or around outsourcing? (In a word, centralization
is good provided resiliency is guaranteed, and the same for outsourcing.)
Do you separate operations from special-projects? You should.
And what about off-the-shelf vs. customized systems? Off-the-shelf
is increasingly popular. Want to reduce network maintenance
costs further? Allen & Overy is embracing thin clients. When
you merge, how does email integration occur? Seamlessly on
the surface, of course, not so easy underneath. All in all, a comprehensive survey. Happy reading.
