eDiscovery
Data Collection and Processing

Exterro eDiscovery: Data Collection and Processing

Exterro unifies data collection and processing into a single, defensible workflow that minimizes time, cost, and risk. From targeted collections to automated processing and culling, Exterro ensures that only relevant, review-ready data moves forward, faster, more accurately, and with complete chain-of-custody control.

Data Collection and Processing

What teams and roles use Exterro for collection and processing?

Corporate legal departments
Manage internal investigations or litigation processes.
eDiscovery and litigation support managers
Implement defensible, repeatable workflows.
IT and information governance teams
Fulfill data collection and processing requests.
Law firms and legal service providers
Manage high-volume data requests across multiple custodians and sources.
Defensible Disposition
Achieve smarter outcomes with Exterro

Integrating data processing and collection with Exterro yields increased efficiency, reduced costs, and improved results for in-house legal teams.

Reduce collection-to-review time by up to 70%.
Cut processing costs by up to 60% through early data reduction.
Ensure defensibility with auditable chain-of-custody tracking across every custodian and data source.
Increase responsiveness to discovery requests with faster identification of relevant data.
Minimize downstream review costs through advanced filtering and deduplication.
Data Collection & Processing

Capabilities Mapped to Featured Products

Exterro Data Discovery & Collection
Native Connectors
Retrieve data from Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, Box, and on-prem data sources, among scores of other sources.
Exterro Data Discovery & Collection
In-Place Preservation
Targeted, in-place data collection avoids over-collection and preserves metadata integrity.
Exterro Data Discovery & Collection
Custodian Interview
Automated custodian identification, notifications, and status tracking.
Exterro Processing
Data Ingestion
High-speed ingestion and normalization of collected data across multiple formats
Exterro Processing
ESI Processing
Simplify data sets through deduplication, metadata extraction, and text/metadata reconciliation.
Exterro Processing
Data Culling
Reduce data volumes with advanced filtering, culling, and deNISTing  before document review.
Exterro Processing
Document Review Prep
Seamless handoff of processed data into Exterro Review or third-party review tools.
Part of the Exterro eDiscovery suite—bringing together in-house legal teams, external counsel, and LSPs on one unified platform.
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Exterro helps you manage data collection and processing smarter.

Data Collection and Processing

Why Exterro is the smarter choice for eDiscovery data collection and processing

Unified Platform
End-to-end visibility from identification through review within one defensible system
Automation with Oversight
Reduce manual errors with automated, auditable workflows.
Scalable and Secure
Handle enterprise-scale data volumes while maintaining compliance and privacy standards.
Flexible Deployment
Cloud, on-prem, or hybrid deployment options to meet security and jurisdictional requirements
Faster ROI
Proven reduction in time, cost, and risk across all eDiscovery phases
Data Sources
Integrations

Integrations + Data Sources

Microsoft 365
Google
Dropbox
Sharepoint
Google Drive
Slack
Teams
Box
Salesforce
Dropbox
...and many more through Exterro's connector library and open APIs
Litigation and ediscovery
Getting started

Achieve time to first value of less than 30 days for collection and processing workflows.

Begin implementation.
Guided by Exterro Customer Success, including configuration, data mapping, and AI model tuning
Pilot path
Start with one active matter or mock scenario to measure time and cost savings.
Crawl, walk, run.
Expand across departments, geographies, and matter types with consistent governance and performance.