Kroll ESI Survey

Kroll Ontrack Inc. has released its second annual ESI Trends Report, which tracks developments in processing of electronically stored information. This year’s poll included 203 companies in the United States and 200 in the United Kingdom.
Kroll found that 70% of U.S. and 53% of U.K companies now have ESI protocols in place, yet one in four organizations (28% in the U.S., 23% in the U.K.) complain that increasing volume of data is a major challenge. Many respondents say a lack of time and resources is distracting them from implementing ESI programs: 31% (U.S) and 27% (U.K).
The survey also reports a 25% shift from 2007 in the allocation of ESI responsibility to IT department for policy development and enforcement.