In a world with cloud data, and social media data, and email data, and cellphone data, and messenger data, and … well, do we need to go on? The point is, it's hard enough to remember where exactly all your data may be in the event of a litigation hold. But there's one source that seems to be increasingly forgotten these days: old-fashioned tapes.

RVM Enterprises CEO Vincent “Vinny” Brunetti noted that even with all the new sources of data, these tapes are still a crucial part of many corporations' discovery strategy because of the crucial information they hold. And in the hands of the right people, they can be combined with more modern analytics strategies to reveal some important insights.