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Law Practice

Jan. 28, 2015

Law firms move to the clouds

The search for a solution to fulfill data storage needs is leading more and more law firms to cloud computing - using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage and process data instead of a local server or personal computer.


By Melanie Brisbon


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Two years ago, Patricia Y. Trendacosta, managing shareholder at the midsize law firm Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato LC, realized the firm's thriving practice was presenting a challenge: it was running out of space.


"Our storage needs for our data were growing exponentially," Trendacosta said. "It finally got to the point where the cost to maintain our data and related function...

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