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For the first time ever, ILTACON sold out! Clearly, people were excited about the opportunity to be back in person to connect and network with colleagues old and new, to learn more about the unique challenges and solutions occurring in the legal technology space, as well as celebrate wins and successes. Throughout the week, I kept hearing, “ILTACON is back!” The team from NetDocuments echoed all of those sentiments and more. (And we’re seeing similar excitement about Inspire coming noviembre 7-9.)
We kicked off the conference with the launch of PatternBuilder, our new no-code document automation and workflow solution. So while many started their ILTACON week off with the Monday keynote address, NetDocuments already had a packed house even earlier for the first of our daily breakfast series. Attendees got a firsthand look at how legal teams can automate their expertise into easy-to-use apps that can be launched from anywhere to build entire packets of documents with sophisticated legal logic.
After months spent building the acquired Afterpattern technology into the NetDocuments platform, it was exciting to share PatternBuilder with the legal community and see their positive reactions all week long. We held an encore session on Tuesday and then did a live app building session on Wednesday so people could really dive into the offering. All three sessions were highly attended, and our team completed hundreds of demos in just four days! It was rewarding to see customers engaging so strongly with this latest step by NetDocuments to solve legal teams’ document lifecycle challenges.
According to the 2021 ILTA Technology Survey, more than 60% of firms have deployed Microsoft Teams for online meetings, as well as chat and collaboration. Indeed, Teams has been a hot topic all year long... ILTA hosted two-day Teams events in the spring and July, as well as our Teams planning webinar.
So at ILTACON, NetDocuments continued the focus on Teams with a Tuesday breakfast featuring ChatLink, our deep integration with Teams. Josh Hogan, the Product Manager for our PLAN and DELIVER solutions, discussed how problematic Teams can be for managing files: Documents get moved into SharePoint and OneDrive via Teams meetings and chat, which causes all kinds of information governance issues. With our new document-sharing capabilities and soon to be released file management tools, IT teams will have a way to gain control of these files in the wild.
Josh luego moderó una sesión educativa el martes por la tarde titulada "Aprovechamiento de los equipos de Microsoft para conectar personas, procesos y datos para mejorar la colaboración", donde las empresas discutieron cómo están permitiendo que sus usuarios colaboren mientras contienen la expansión del contenido y protegen los datos confidenciales. Otras sesiones de Teams se centraron en el uso de Teams para telefonía y "The Microsoft Teams Journey: ¿Adónde quieres ir?" Podemos decir con seguridad que las empresas aún están explorando las capacidades y limitaciones con Microsoft Teams, pero llegó para quedarse.
Tuesday held several highlights for the team at NetDocuments. First was CEO Josh Baxter’s introduction of Tuesday’s keynote that woke the crowd up with this promo video capturing the essence of why customers are choosing NetDocuments every day. Keynote speaker Patrick Schwerdtfeger offered a deep dive into how the explosion of big data technologies and the Internet of Things have led to dramatic advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning. As evidenced by the educational sessions at ILTACON, these technologies are fueling big changes in predictive analytics, image recognition, virtual reality, document lifecycle management (something NetDocuments is very keen on), and countless other areas.
Our breakfast series session on Wednesday covered NetKnowledge, NetDocuments’ búsqueda empresarial solution, powered by Upland BA Insight. According to Upland, 61% of knowledge workers search four or more systems daily to get the information they need to do their jobs. Because not all data is contained within the document management system, having an enterprise search tool to present results across the varied data sources within your business is essential to connect the dots and gain insights you might otherwise miss when viewing single silos of data. Having that search tool within your DMS means fewer places people have to go to, which turns into quicker, more informed decisions and much deeper insights.
Nuestro segundo punto culminante del martes fue la actualización anual de la empresa NetDocuments. Además de la actualización del CEO de Josh Baxter, mezclamos las cosas con una demostración de nuestra nueva herramienta de automatización de documentos PatternBuilder, un vistazo a nuestra hoja de ruta con nuestra VP de Producto, Jill Schornack, y una conversación con el CIO Mike Lucas y el CINO David Wang. de Wilson Sonsini.
"La digitalización del trabajo legal no es algo que vaya a suceder en el futuro. Ya está aquí". –David WangWilson Sonsini
Mike started off describing why his firm selected NetDocuments for its superior cloud pedigree and platform capabilities that will enable the next generation of their work. Then David shared his firm’s journey toward automation, with the development of Neuron, a custom client application to speed and manage a startup’s legal needs. After watching the PatternBuilder demo, David and Mike both agreed that PatternBuilder will be a key accelerator for firms seeking to automate their work in the future.
Looking beyond PatternBuilder, Jill highlighted NetDocuments continued 360° approach to innovation with our products, recognizing our customers’ reliance on us for their mission-critical work every day. One of the ways we do this is to continue investing in the value of our existing offerings. By listening to our customers, we’re able to make key “quality of life” enhancements that save time, clicks, and confusion with improved workflows and user experiences. Jill also mentioned some of the key enhancements coming for Workspace Security Manager, our advanced security management solution, as well as enriched analytics that unlock insights based on user behaviors in NetDocuments.
Entonces, aunque PatternBuilder marca un paso clave hacia el futuro de la prestación de servicios legales, nuestros clientes siempre pueden hacer su mejor trabajo con NetDocuments.
Es difícil creer que puedan pasar tantas cosas en cuatro días, pero obtuvimos valiosos conocimientos y perspectivas de los líderes intelectuales y expertos de la industria, mientras colaboramos y exploramos estrategias nuevas e innovadoras con nuestros socios, clientes y prospectos para el mundo en rápida evolución de tecnología jurídica.
Con todos los cambios que suceden a nuestro alrededor, es imperativo que los profesionales legales se mantengan al día y estén bien equipados con las herramientas y tecnologías adecuadas para respaldar sus objetivos e iniciativas comerciales... herramientas creadas no solo para los problemas de hoy, sino también preparadas para hacer frente a los retos del mañana. ILTACON es el lugar perfecto para dar un paso atrás para reflexionar, ponerse al día, energizarse y explorar las posibilidades.
See you at Inspire 2022!
