Lawyers Aren't Technicians
IT support in West Palm Beach is integral to legal firms. If you've worked in law, you understand it's time-consuming. It's not coincidental most lawyers aren't technology specialists. It should come as no surprise that many legal authorities are behind the times.
One reason is that it's hard to trust new tech. Another is that many are somewhat ignorant regarding such tech, especially the cloud. Legal professionals don't want certain information available online. They see the cloud as too easily compromised and never look into its advantages further. There are a number of reasons this is less than true, and even more interestingly, in an ironic twist, legal authorities regularly use the cloud anyway.
If you're a legal professional who's ever used a word-processing program on a tablet or sent and received an email, you've used the same technology which describes cloud computing. It may be time for many legal practices to shift into "high gear" and begin utilizing cloud computing solutions. Several advantages include:
- Primarily paperless virtual "eco-systems" decrease storage space
- Automated search functionality reduces time lost sourcing hard-copy files
- Heightened security
Paperless Operation
How much storage is necessary for 1,000,000 pages of legal documents stored on 8x12 papers? Well, if you get thin enough paper, you can store a block of 500 papers in a space about a foot long, two-thirds of a foot wide, and about three inches high. This means 2,000 pages--- at the absolute minimum--- would be about a foot long, a foot high, and over 8 inches wide. For storage purposes including dividers, files, etc., call that much data a foot cubed. That means for 1,000,000 pages, you'd need 10,000 cubic feet. Ten thousand cubic feet would be a room 100 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 100 feet tall. Basically, a massive gymnasium stacked floor-to-ceiling with documents.
With a virtual "eco-system," you can store all that data and more in a hard drive that fits in your pocket. If you store it in the cloud, the same data is instantly searchable and takes up essentially zero space. This allows you to curtail costs involved in active storage space at your home and office, as well as inactive storage sites where you've rented space. IT support in West Palm Beach helps consolidate all your information securely on a convenient cloud-computing system.
Automated Search Functionality
All you've got to do in order to search through 1,000,000 legal documents in a fraction of a second is use a "ctrl + F" command. Such automated search functionality saves hundreds of hours annually, allowing you to focus on that which is billable.
Better Security
Cloud providers must maintain client data, and something extremely important to most clients is security. Not only is post-emergency reboot more expedient, but security in the cloud is proactively monitored for intrusions and malware. Problems are caught before they are an issue.
Curtailing Unnecessary Expenses
IT support in West Palm Beach through Nexxen Technologies, Inc. helps your practice reduce storage and time costs pertaining to legal documentation while increasing security parameters silhouetting operations. Contact us to upgrade your legal practice into the 21st century. You'll save money, time, and acquire a leg up on your competitors.