The subtitle says it all. In reality, the independents are going after the giants in court case. The author tells what s at stake and how the battle is being fought. The unavailability of accurate and reliable electronic records can be a fertile ground for potential liability. The authors discuss how to properly manage corporate electronic records.
Spoliation means the altering, destroying, suppressing or losing of evidence.
Those computer tapes and e-mails are evidence. E-mail can be frozen in time like bugs in amber. Back-up systems give a historical snapshot of data in the system. Sure, you like words. But an image can make your case.