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TURNKEY DATA MANAGEMENT FOR EDISCOVERY

GJ Dossier

Elevate your Relativity experience! Streamline data management and optimize ROI.

Take Control of Your Data

GJ Dossier is a data management solution that optimizes storage, workflow, and operational efficiency for Relativity users. It allows users to automate four key movement actions — Repository, Cold Storage, Archive, and Delete — based on workspace inactivity parameters set by administrators. This innovative tool enables cost-effective data management and swift data organization, ensuring seamless transitions to RelativityOne for both new and existing users.

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of companies moving to cloud environments fail to realize positive ROI, as bloated datasets sitting in expensive cloud storage quickly erodes profitability.
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By 2025, over 50% of total IT spending will be allocated to cloud solutions.
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"GJ Dossier has significantly alleviated our data management challenges while reducing overhead by $5,000 to $10,000 a month. We have a much better understanding of our active vs. inactive cases, how to manage them, and with further implementation, we expect even more substantial benefits. The automation functions and responsive support have been game-changers for our productivity and cost management."
John Hogan | Director of Litigation Support & Docketing, DLA Piper
"Since implementing GJ Dossier's core technology, we've harnessed its automation to efficiently archive workspaces, restore data, and relocate. This streamlined approach has significantly reduced the time dedicated to managing RelativityOne data, enabling us to reallocate resources towards delivering even greater value to our clients."
NICK COLE | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION SUPPORT | FOLEY & LARDNER

GJ Dossier Features

SEAMLESS INTEGRATIONS
Easy-to-use interface mirrors day-to-day operations in RelativityOne or Server.
CENTRALIZED ADMINISTRATION
One-stop Administration panel covers clients, matters, and configurations.
CUSTOMIZABLE OVERSIGHT
Fine-tune data management parameters with global and client-/matter-level settings.
SELECTIVE ACTIVITY TRAINING
Define actions to track inactivity. Refine monitoring through user exclusions.
AUTOPILOT ACTIONS
Automated actions manage workspace data using inactivity metrics.
STRATEGIC ARCHIVING
Archive to preferred storage: local repository, your Azure, or GeorgeJon Azure.
INTELLIGENT MONITORING
Automated monitoring and notification settings adapt as clients/matters are added.
HASSLE-FREE RESTORATION
Eliminate manual archive transfers with the simple “ARM Restore” feature.
DASHBOARD INSIGHTS
Analyze active vs. inactive footprint to inform migrations and management strategy.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
“Forecasted Actions” guide future plans and boost ROI by optimizing active data.
ON-DEMAND EXECUTION
Execute every workspace task as needed, from global to detailed.

Where can GJ Dossier store ARM archive data?

Relativity Physical Storage Cloud Storage
External Devices Local Network Your Azure Blob GJ Azure Blob
GJ Dossier: Standard
GJ Dossier: Enterprise
RelativityOne Within Relativity One Physical Storage Cloud Storage
Staging External Devices Local Network Your Azure Blob GJ Azure Blob
GJ Dossier: Standard Coming in 2025
GJ Dossier: Enterprise

How does GJ Dossier manage data flow?

Release Notes

Category Functionality Details
Defect Agents Fixed an issue where the Orchestration process could encounter SQL Deadlock errors in environments with extremely high Workspace counts.
Category Functionality Details
Enhancement Configuration When making changes to the enabled or disabled status of GJ Dossier actions, the system now validates previous action dates to ensure actions that were already completed are not erroneously repeated. For example, when enabling the Delete action in an existing configuration, a new ARM archive will not be taken for a given workspace if that workspace has remained inactive since the time the previous Archive was taken.
Enhancement Reporting Improved the logic for forecasting Delete dates for a Workspace which still has an Archive action in progress when its inactivity timeline reaches the configured threshold for a Delete action.
Defect ARM Restore The ARM Restore UI will no longer incorrectly display duplicate listings of ARM Archives found in the selected external storage location.
Defect Actions on Demand Fixed an issue where an Archive Action on Demand would fail in scenarios where Copy to External Storage was disabled.
Defect Architecture The Workspace dedicated to GJ Dossier is now protected from GJ Dossier actions, meaning the application can no longer potentially archive or delete its own Workspace.
Category Functionality Details
New Feature Configuration GJ Dossier now utilizes a Relativity Workspace for data storage and tracking purposes, which allows for improved performance through standard Relativity database optimization best practices.

**To ensure migration to the Workspace database is completed correctly, please contact help@georgejon.com for assistance upgrading to GJ Dossier v2024.04 or higher**
New Feature Reporting A new set of "Summary Tiles" have been added to the Forecasted Actions report which summarize the number of Workspaces and total file size in your environment for different periods of inactivity (>=30, 90, and 180 days). Clicking on any of these tiles will automatically filter the report to display forecasted actions for workspaces which fall into the selected bucket.
New Feature External Storage Configuration Azure SAS key confirguation for external storage has been converted to an RDO ("GJ Dossier External Storage") to simplify creation and updates of SAS key(s). Once a GJ Dossier External Storage profile is saved, it can then be selected as a drop-down option on the Configuration and Actions on Demand tabs when configuring GJ Dossier actions, rather than having to be input SAS key details manually.
New Feature External Storage Configuration GJ Dossier External Storage profiles will now display the expiration date of the provided Azure SAS key, with an option to notify desired recipients when the key is nearing its expiry date.
Enhancement Configuration New options have been added to the Client and Matter configuration screens to re-inheret configuration from their parent object (back to Client for Matter level and back to Default for Client level).
Enhancement Error Handling The Error alert modal has been migrated to a tab called "GJ Dossier Errors." Additional error handling options are now available, including:
- Manually retry failed jobs at any time
- Modify configured ARM Archive settings before retrying, such as excluding certain features like Analytics or dtSearch indexes
- Modify configured options for copying ARM Archive to external storage, such has error handling for file integrity issues
Enhancement Configuration Multiple links on the configuration screen for User and Activity exclusions have been consolidated into a single link called "Exclusions." Functionality is unchanged.
Enhancement Reporting The Forecasted Actions report now displays additional contextual information in the "Notification" column for scenarios where Delete actions are configured to run 0 days after completion of Archive actions.
Enhancement Reporting Exporting reports to CSV will now export the full range of data dispalyed, as well as respect any applied filters.
Defect Reporting Fixed an issue where workspace sizes would incorrectly display as 0 GB in GJ Dossier reports when data was collected on the 1st day of the month.
Category Functionality Details
Enhancement ARM Restore Improved load times when retrieving the list of archives stored in external storage using ARM Restore.
Defect ARM Restore Added logic to correct mapped file paths during an ARM Restore to workaround a known defect with the ARM API.
Category Functionality Details
New Feature Configuration ARM archive settings can now be customized as desired using the same options available via core Relativity ARM functionality. To customize the ARM settings, click on the blue button to the right of the ARM Location dropdown on the configuration interface. Note for RelativityOne users: Relativity recently added a new ARM configuration option for “Corrupted Analytics Indexes Behavior,” which is not yet included in GJ Dossier and will be added in the next quarterly release.
New Feature Actions on Demand ARM archive settings can now be customized as desired using the same options available via core Relativity ARM functionality. Note for RelativityOne users: Relativity recently added a new ARM configuration option for “Corrupted Analytics Indexes Behavior,” which is not yet included in GJ Dossier and will be added in the next quarterly release.
New Feature Reporting GeorgeJon admins may now reset the inactivity timeline of a Workspace to delay actions from occurring, if desired. This option is available as a new "refresh" icon on the far left of the Forecasted Actions report. Admins will be prompted to confirm the decision when clicking this icon for a given workspace, and providing confirmation will set Inactivity Days for that workspace back to 0.
New Feature Configuration User Exclusions are now configurable at the Client and Matter level, as well as globally. Exclusions can now be configured directly from the Configuration interface without the need to modify a Relativity instance settings value.
New Feature Configuration User Exclusions can now be configured to exclude specific Relativity Groups, in addition to individual users and/or email domains.
Enhancement Reporting The Forecasted Actions tab will now provide additional clarity to the scheduled date of upcoming Delete actions. A message below the Action Date will denote that the date/time displayed is contingent upon a previous Archive action completing (if applicable). In scenarios where an ongoing Archive action takes more than 24 hours, such as in very large workspaces, the forecasted Delete date will continue to refresh each day until the Archive has fully completed.
Enhancement Reporting The Forecasted Actions report no longer has a hard limit of 30 days and will now display the next forecasted action for all monitored workspaces, regardless of how far in the future they may be scheduled.
Enhancement Actions on Demand A Select All checkbox is now available in the workspace picker when selecting target workspaces for Actions on Demand.
Enhancement Reporting The Forecasted Actions report can now be manually refreshed on-demand, in addition to automatically refreshing each evening.
Enhancement Configuration Performance has been improved when searching/filtering the Client and Matter list on the configuration tab. Searching/filtering now behaves similarly to standard Relativity view filtering: type your filter options and then hit Enter to execute.
Enhancement Configuration The Client and Matter list can now be easily filterd by monitoring status using a new drop-down to the right of the search bar.
Defect Reporting The "Last Activity Date" and "Inactivity Days" columns in various reports will now accurately reflect the last date and time the Workspace had user activity, regardless of whether any previous GJ Dossier actions had been completed since that point.
Defect Reporting Sorting on the “Inactivity Days” column on the Historical Actions report will now correctly display sorted results rather than clearing the report.
Category Functionality Details
New Feature Reporting Added "Historical Actions," which displays full audit history of all GJ Dossier actions executed by both automation and Actions on Demand. History will only populate for actions completed following the installation of v1.10.0.61.
New Feature Reporting Added "Processes Running" tab, which displays all GJ Dossier actions that are actively in progress. Note that this tab will typically only display Archive actions due to the fact that Repository, Cold Storage, and Delete complete very quickly.
Enhancement Actions on Demand Individual Workspace(s) included in each Action on Demand job may now be viewed in the Actions on Demand list by clicking on the value in the Workspaces column for each job.
Enhancement Actions on Demand The Actions on Demand job history is now available to Client Domain admins and will only display jobs associated with the appropriate Client Domain.
Category Functionality Details
New Feature Reporting Added Forecasted Actions, which displays all actions scheduled to execute in the next 30 days, both via Monitoring (automation) or Actions On Demand.
Enhancement Reporting Improved accessibility on the Dashboard, with distinctive colors and icons for each for the various actions shown.
Enhancement Reporting Added information hovers for each widget on the Dashboard to provide additional context about the data being displayed.
Enhancement Reporting Dashboard data can now be manually refreshed on demand (default refresh is every 24 hours).
Enhancement Delete Added logic to warn users that a Delete action may not be scheduled less than 30 days after a Cold Storage action in RelativityOne.
Enhancement Reporting Updated the logic by which total data size for each Action type is presented on the Dashboard to ensure consistency with how Relativity calculates them. Please refer to the GJ Dossier User Guide for additional details.
Defect Archive GJ Dossier will no longer remove a Workspace from Cold Storage before executing an Archive action in RelativityOne.
Defect Licensing GJ Dossier will no longer incorrectly state that a license key is invalid after it has been successfully applied.
Category Functionality Details
New Feature Arm Restore Added ARM Restore tab, which enables automatic retrieval of ARM archives from external storage and restoration back into Relativity.
New Feature Actions on Demand Added the Status column from Relativity's Workspace object to the list of filterable columns displayed in the Workspace picker for Actions On Demand.
Enhancement Configuration Improved load time of the Configuration tab.
Category Functionality Details
Enhancement Notifications Updated all action scheduling to be solely based on Last Activity Date rather than Last Activity Date & Time. This avoids scenarios where Upcoming Action email notifications can misrepresent the number of days remaining before the action executes due to being near the end of the 24-hour day.
Performance Configuration Significantly improved load times on the Configuration tab when the environment has a large number of Clients and Matters.
Defect Notifications Improved the logic of Upcoming Action email notifications for Workspaces that have already been inactive for a period of time when GJ Dossier is initially installed.
Defect Delete GJ Dossier will no longer complete a scheduled Delete action for a given Workspace if a previously scheduled Archive action fails.

Features: Standard vs Enterprise

Features Standard Enterprise
View & Manage Case Data
Automate Move Actions
Use Your Own Enterprise Storage
Use GeorgeJon's Azure Storage
Advanced Security (SOC2)
Fully Managed by GeorgeJon

Where can GJ Dossier store ARM archive data?

Relativity Physical Storage Cloud Storage
External Devices Local Network Your Azure Blob GJ Azure Blob
GJ Dossier: Standard
GJ Dossier: Enterprise
RelativityOne Within Relativity One Physical Storage Cloud Storage
Staging External Devices Local Network Your Azure Blob GJ Azure Blob
GJ Dossier: Standard Coming in 2025
GJ Dossier: Enterprise

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Tom has held leadership roles at multiple eDiscovery technology providers, including Relativity, Vertical Discovery / Ligl, and Reveal. Starting his career as a CPA, Tom quickly moved into forensic accounting and investigations, eventually focusing on forensic technology for eDiscovery. He migrated this knowledge base to the software market, joining Relativity to build and lead their global advisory practice. He has helped law firms and corporations adopt AI-based workflows for eDiscovery, investigations, audits, and corporate compliance.

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