Hosted Review, Analytics and Production on GDF Software

A Review Platform We Own, Priced for Your Matter

Most review platforms are priced for the largest matters, so the client with a modest dispute pays for capacity it will never use. Global Digital Forensics owns the processing and hosting software behind the workspace and hosts review at a scale and price that fit the case. We configure the workspace around your fields, roles and production format, prove it on a sample import and itemize every recurring charge before data moves.

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See the Features and Terms Before the Data Moves

A review workspace should be chosen on what it actually does with your data, not on a feature list. Before anything is imported we demonstrate the supported imports, search and analytics, coding layouts, privilege and redaction tools, production formats and audit export using suitable test material, and we record the version and the limits that apply to your matter. Current availability, supported sources and export formats for our software are confirmed in that walkthrough, because availability can change between releases.

The proposal names the hosting location, the users and their roles, the storage allowance, the recurring charges, onboarding, support hours, retention, backup and the exit and export terms, so you can compare the total cost of the matter with any other quote on the table. Security controls are described by how they operate, and we show them working in the walkthrough.

Setup delivers the workspace configuration, the role and workflow record, a validated sample import, the agreed review fields and handoff instructions. Support or specialist work beyond the proposal is agreed separately and in writing before it starts.

Comparing this proposal with another vendor’s quote? Call (800) 868-8189 and we will walk through both line by line, including the exit and export terms.

Technical methods and scope

A Workspace Configured Around Your Matter

Global Digital Forensics has practiced since 1992 and owns the software that runs its discovery practice. eCloudDiscovery collects email and cloud files, removes duplicate material and prepares the evidence for review in one workflow, and CompleteDiscovery guides remote device collections and delivers the results to a secure GDF dashboard for search, culling and export. Because we built those tools, we can configure the hosted workspace around your data types, custodians, fields, issue codes, privilege instructions, redaction rules, user roles and production requirements, and we can scale processing and hosting to a small or midsize business as readily as to a Fortune 1000 company.

Field mappings and family relationships are tested on a sample before review begins, so the team starts with a record that behaves the way the stipulation says it should rather than discovering a mapping error in week three.

Keep Slack, Teams and Text Conversations Readable in Review

Collaboration records do not behave like email. A Slack or Teams conversation carries threads, edits, reactions, attachments, participants and channel membership, and a text message thread spans weeks of context around a single relevant line. We preserve those relationships in the review presentation and document the rendering and time range choices, so reviewers understand what they are looking at and the eventual production reflects it.

Ask a discovery specialist how this fits your matter; the first consultation is free.

Analytics That Shrink the Set Without Hiding Anything

Search terms, metadata filters, duplicate comparison, email threading, document similarity and communication analysis organize the population before the first reviewer opens a document. Where assisted search or prioritization is used, the protocol records the samples drawn and the human decisions made, so every prioritization step can be explained sample by sample. Our processing removes duplicates and recognized system files early, so the hosted volume, and the hosting bill, reflect what actually needs to be read.

Roles and Quality Control That Hold Up Under Scrutiny

Access is assigned by role and by matter, so a contract reviewer, outside counsel, the client and a testifying expert each see what they are authorized to see. Coding instructions define issues, responsiveness, confidentiality and escalation paths. Calibration rounds and quality samples measure reviewer consistency, expose ambiguous rules and let the supervising attorneys correct a drift before it spreads across the population. The review record distinguishes system actions from reviewer decisions, which is the distinction the other side will ask about if the process is challenged.

Send the custodians and the deadline and the first call sets the collection plan.

Production and Audit Handoff From the Same Workspace

When review is complete we reconcile redactions, privilege decisions, family treatment and fields against the attorneys' specification before export. The handoff can include native or rendered files, text, metadata, load files, exceptions and a manifest, delivered to the agreed receiving platform or produced through our own production service. Workspace controls, hosting arrangements and the audit coverage the platform actually records are confirmed during procurement and documented in the matter file.

Ask for a free initial consultation and we will size the workspace to your evidence, your reviewers and the expected life of the matter before anything is engaged.

Methodology

From Collection to Review Workspace in Four Steps

Map custodians, sources and review requirements

We map custodians, sources, periods and data types to the review fields and the workflow the legal team needs, and we size the hosting to match.
Preserve the approved records

We retain the original source context and document approved preservation, owners, dates, changes and exceptions before anything is processed.
Import and process the agreed material

We import and process the supported material with our own tools, verify transfers, remove duplicates and reconcile extraction or conversion exceptions before substantive review begins.
Deliver the review or production package

We validate the delivery against the agreed specification and keep the audit record so each document can be followed from collection through export.

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Evidence commonly examined

Review data and source records we host and assess

Custodian and source inventories define the population imported for review. Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace records supply the business suite evidence, messaging and collaboration sources need a presentation that keeps conversations and related files together, and computers, phones and file shares contribute the local records within the workspace scope. Database and structured imports need an agreed field mapping and review view, and the method and exception logs record how the imported set was prepared and where its coverage ends.

What you can expect

Your configured workspace and handoff record

The workspace record documents the configuration, the access roles and the accepted import specification. Collection and processing logs document the technical tasks assigned alongside the workspace, the reconciliation report identifies import differences, unavailable items and exceptions, and the agreed review or production package is delivered with validated field and file relationships.

The data discovery case study shows how we organized millions of documents and emails for review when there was no access to the live system.

Size the Review Workspace to Your Matter With an Examiner

Use a free initial consultation to walk through the review population, the users, the hosting term and the export you will eventually need. We will plan a demonstration and a sample import around your matter's formats, and tell you plainly what the hosting will cost over the life of the case.

Review the data discovery case study, in which raw financial data, email and legacy mainframe source code supplied without access to the live system were organized into searchable batches and timelines for a New York firm, then meet the forensic team and their qualifications to match our experience to your matter.

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Frequently asked

Hosting, Access and Cost on Our Review Platform

What should we define before a review workspace is set up?

The data types and formats to be imported, the number of reviewers and their roles, the coding layout, the privilege and redaction rules, the hosting term and the export the matter will eventually require. We confirm each of those in a walkthrough using your sample material and record the version and limits that apply.

What determines the price of hosted review?

The volume hosted after duplicates and system files are removed, the number of users, the length of the matter, the processing and production work included and any specialist support. Because GDF owns its software, hosting and processing are scaled to the matter and the client's resources rather than to a platform minimum, and the proposal itemizes recurring charges.

Can you work with the review platform we already use?

Yes. Name the platform, the formats it accepts and the tasks your team will keep. We confirm compatibility, the transfer method and the division of responsibility before work begins, and we can process and produce into your platform without hosting the review ourselves.

What if a review or production deadline is approaching?

Call with the deadline, the data sources and where the matter stands. We will discuss availability, set priorities and propose a realistic sequence, including which steps can run in parallel and which need their full time to be done right.

Can we take our data with us when the matter ends?

Yes. The exit and export terms are written into the proposal before anything is imported, and at the close of the matter we deliver the documents, coding, privilege decisions and audit record in the agreed format to the platform or archive you name.

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Set Up Review Around Your Evidence and Your Team

Share the data types, review fields and access roles your team needs. We will discuss configuration, sample validation and an export that fits the receiving workflow before anything is engaged.

Global Digital Forensics hosts review on software it owns, backed by a practice dating to 1992.

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Compare the Hosting Terms With a Senior Examiner

On the first call a senior examiner reviews the population, the users and the hosting term with you, compares the cost over the life of the case with any quote you hold, and plans a demonstration on your sample material. The consultation is free.

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Reviewed by Joseph Caruso, Founder, CEO and CTO, CISSP. Last reviewed November 3, 2026.