Phil Saunders
Phil Saunders kicked off the briefing by tackling his January announcement that many have interpreted as Relativity Server EoL in 2028. I had certainly heard from many competitors eager to take advantage of Relativity Server customers not ready to embrace the cloud for a variety of reasons. I get the ‘new’ Relativity leadership vision that cutting edge AI driven eDiscovery technology requires native cloud infrastructure to thrive. Over 75% of Relativity customers are already on RelativityOne. The long lead time and geographic exceptions give customers time to explore their options. The team was clear that existing Relativity Server matters, created on or before December 31, 2027, will continue to be supported in Server.
The policy states: “By 2028, all new matters will be hosted in RelativityOne with some limited customer and geographic exceptions. Legacy matters can continue to be supported in Relativity Server if the customer or Partner chooses to do so.”
Relativity Server customers should keep monitoring Relativity announcements as they evaluate their own long-term plans. We are living in a time of technology and business transformation that may very well overturn the best laid strategies and relationships. I appreciate leadership that gives customers their unfiltered vision despite the ease that it can be twisted or misinterpreted. There will always be a need to leverage the best legal and governance technology inside the firewall. Relativity’s FedRAMP authorized RelativityOne Government is just one example of meeting customer security requirements.
I think that aiR workflows have potential to address broader customer needs for simplified workflow and user experience. Corporate customers may not require every feature or option that supports complex, large-scale litigation. AI driven workflows offer the potential to support single user investigation and hold scoping scenarios with custom or even ‘bring your own LLM’ solutions without heavy training or expensive expertise.
Getting the scoop on Relativity Server left little time to cover updates on aiR for Review, aiR for Privilege, Purview Sync and the Legal Data Intelligence initiative, so expect post-LegalWeek updates in the coming weeks.
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