THE COST OF UNMANAGED SLACK DATA FOR EDISCOVERYīeyond that, though, keeping redundant or obsolete information around forever is a huge problem for ediscovery.
it can create document versioning issues if an employee relies on a prior version of a file that was posted into Slack but has since been revised or reimagined entirely.it can lead to confusion if an employee reads previous messages that describe an approach or a method that the company or the team is no longer using and.
it wastes time to have employees scrolling through old messages or searching for an answer that’s hidden somewhere in the organization’s entire Slack history. First, there are the practical concerns with retaining outdated information: That outdated data creates a number of real, and potentially very costly, risks. Most of it, though-the everyday working information and communications between team members-is like the bag of asparagus you tucked away in the crisper drawer and then forgot all about: it’s good for a while, but when it gets to be out of date, there’s no place for it but the bin. Some corporate data is useful to keep around for years. If you can get in trouble for deleting information that you should have kept, why on earth would you delete anything? Why not just keep all of your messages and their associated files in Slack? As long as you’re using any paid version of Slack-whether that’s the Standard, Plus, or Enterprise Grid version-Slack will retain all of your messages, forever, at no additional cost to you. WHY NOT JUST SAVE EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY WITH SLACK’S UNLIMITED MESSAGE RETENTION? As the world embraces a more collaborative way of working and uses new applications like Slack to communicate with one another, there is a corollary impact on other areas of the business such as how does legal determine retention and deletion policies to effectively manage risk.
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