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EMSL's Digital Transformation

How EMSL Analytical cut eDiscovery timelines from 4-6 months to minutes while eliminating costly tape restoration processes

52+
Locations
1,000+
Employees
Environmental
Testing Leader

EMSL Analytical is a leading environmental testing company with over 52 locations across the USA and Canada, providing comprehensive analytical services for environmental, industrial hygiene, and food testing.

The Challenge

EMSL faced significant challenges with their legacy eDiscovery processes. The company's rapid growth and distributed operations created complex data management requirements that their existing systems couldn't handle efficiently.

Key Pain Points:

  • • eDiscovery requests took 4-6 months to complete
  • • Required expensive tape restoration for historical data
  • • Manual processes prone to errors and delays
  • • Limited search capabilities across archived data
  • • High operational costs for data retrieval
  • • Compliance risks due to slow response times
Before Grotabyte
eDiscovery Timeline4-6 months
Tape Restoration CostHigh
Search CapabilityLimited
Compliance RiskElevated

The Grotabyte Solution

EMSL implemented Grotabyte's comprehensive archiving and eDiscovery platform to modernize their data management processes and eliminate the bottlenecks that were hindering their operations.

Implementation Highlights:

  • • Seamless migration from legacy tape-based systems
  • • AI-powered search across all archived communications
  • • Automated legal hold and compliance workflows
  • • Real-time data archiving for ongoing operations
  • • Intuitive self-service portal for end users
  • • Advanced export capabilities for legal teams

Key Features Deployed:

Semantic search technology
Automated data classification
Compliance reporting dashboard
Multi-format data support
Secure cloud infrastructure

Transformational Results

Minutes
vs. 4-6 months previously
$0
Tape restoration costs
100%
Compliance readiness

Timeline Comparison

Before Grotabyte4-6 months
After GrotabyteMinutes
"Grotabyte has completely transformed our eDiscovery process. What used to take us months now takes minutes. The cost savings and efficiency gains have been remarkable."
IT Director
EMSL Analytical

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