Out-of-Control SQL Database Log File Part 2: The Cure
In Part 1 of this topic we discussed the culprit of SQL Server log bloat, the symptoms and issues that it may cause and discussed the different recovery modes of SQL Server databases. After reading Part 1 you may have found that your firm is experiencing log bloat...
Out-of-Control SQL Database Log File Part 1: The Culprit
We often get complaints from clients and their IT vendors about the out-of-control size of their SQL Server database transaction log file. In some rare cases log files have gotten so large that performing a backup of your database is nearly impossible. In most cases...
Review: NetDocuments–It Works the Way You Work
We have just returned from the Partner Summit for NetDocuments – a cloud-based, best of breed document management system whose mantra is: “Just Turn It On”. So why are we at Eastern Legal Systems excited about supporting this product? Unlike traditional document...
Case Study – Time Matters Business Process Automation
Eastern Legal Systems has just completed a Time Matters design and customization project for a regional, multi-office CPA firm that was looking for a better way to manage its tax return practice during its very busy tax season. The firm has made great progress in...
It’s the New Normal
On May 19, the U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments against five members of the Chinese military on charges of hacking into computers and stealing valuable trade secrets from U.S. firms. The Chinese response: If you leave doors open, don't be surprised...
What Is Your Preference?
Controlling the Behavior of Timeslips: Part 1 Here is a message I frequently receive from Timeslips users: “My IT consultant just installed Timeslips on my new PC, and now all my screens look different.” Sound familiar? I am often surprised at the number of people who...
Hardware and Software for Law Firm Startups
I was recently asked to contribute a set of articles to TechnoLawyer on making technology selections for new – or expanded – legal practices, broken out according to budgetary capabilities (from shoestring to no limits). Click this link to read the articles as...
Transaction Log Backups: Point-In-Time TM Recovery
In an earlier post discussing SQL Server transaction log bloat, we touched on the benefits of a Time Matters backup plan that includes transaction log backups. Transaction log backups are backups of only the transactions that occur between the current time of backup...
Q & A Session with Lexis Regarding WatchDox
As a follow up post to her recent article on Time Matters 13 and Watchdox, ELS partner Dana Riel interviewed Steve Fetters, the Senior Product Manager for the Business of Law Software Division at LexisNexis. Steve reached out to Dana after reading her earlier article...
Report from the 2014 ABA TechShow
I have now returned from the ABA TechShow in Chicago, have waded through the avalanche of papers that were distributed at the show (well, mostly waded through, anyway), and have reviewed my notes from the sessions I personally attended. Now I need to deliver what I...