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The real-life impact of slow eDiscovery: how legacy archives create legal risk

by Jeff Downs | Jan 10, 2026

When organisations talk about the risks of legacy email archives, the conversation often focuses on cost or technical debt. But for Legal and Information Governance teams, the most immediate and tangible risk is much simpler: time. In modern organisations, email...

Why legacy email archives undermine cloud security strategies

by Jeff Downs | Jan 8, 2026

Most organisations now describe themselves as cloud-first. Email, collaboration and identity have moved to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, security tooling has been modernised, and zero-trust principles are increasingly embedded. Yet one critical part of the email...

How legacy email archives block Microsoft 365 adoption more than you think

by Jeff Downs | Dec 5, 2025

For most UK public sector organisations, the shift to Microsoft 365 has already happened. Mailboxes are in the cloud, Teams is embedded across departments and the organisation has moved firmly into a cloud-first operating model. Yet one element stubbornly remains...

The EU Data Act just changed the conversation about archive migration

by Jeff Downs | Nov 5, 2025

PDF BLOG_ The EU Data Act just changed the conversation about archive migration New regulation strengthens your clients’ right to migrate. And your ability to help them do it. The EU Data Act (Regulation 2023/2854) came into force on 12 September 2025, and it has...

How much is your legacy archive really costing you?

by Jeff Downs | Aug 28, 2025

PDF BLOG_ The hidden cost of doing nothing with legacy email archives Legacy email archives don’t usually cause day-to-day problems – which is why so many organisations continue paying for them long after they’ve moved to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. But...

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