Veritas eDiscovery Platform Capacity Suite + Essential Support - On-Premise Subscription License - 1 TB Processing, Unlimited Legal Hold User - 4 Year

This 4-year academic edition of the Veritas eDiscovery Platform Capacity Suite with Essential Support is engineered for educational institutions, research organizations, and academic partnerships that require robust, scalable eDiscovery capabilities on-premises. With a 1 TB processing capacity and unlimited legal hold users, this on-premise subscription license delivers enterprise-grade data processing, legal holds, and case management within a controlled, data-resilient environment. The Veritas Academic Licensing Program (ALP) provides academic pricing and a license structure designed to support long-term research projects, institutional partnerships, and campus-wide investigations without sacrificing feature richness or governance. The Capacity Suite integrates advanced data ingestion, indexing, search, and export workflows, while Essential Support ensures ongoing access to updates, technical resources, and expert guidance throughout the license term. This 4-year window gives academic teams predictable budgeting, stable access to capabilities, and a consistent pathway to scale as research or legal needs evolve over time.

• Comprehensive eDiscovery processing at scale: Leverage 1 TB of processing capacity to ingest, index, search, and categorize large volumes of data—critical for campus investigations, faculty research data sets, and large legal holds.
• Unlimited Legal Hold Users: Collaborate with academic and administrative teams across departments without licensing bottlenecks, enabling faster, coordinated responses to investigations and compliance requests.
• On-Premise deployment with data sovereignty: Maintain full control over data locality, security, and governance—ideal for institutions with strict regulatory requirements and sensitive information.
• Academic Licensing Program (ALP) benefits: Access specialized academic pricing and terms that align with university budgeting cycles, grant-funded projects, and long-term research initiatives.
• 4-year license term for stability and planning: A multi-year horizon supports grant cycles, accreditation processes, and strategic academic partnerships with predictable maintenance and renewal paths.

Technical Details of Veritas eDiscovery Platform Capacity Suite + Essential Support - On-Premise

• License Type: On-Premise Subscription License
• Processing Capacity: 1 TB Processing
• Users: Unlimited Legal Hold Users
• License Term: 4 Years
• Program: Academic Licensing Program (ALP)
• Support Level: Essential Support
• Deployment: On-Premises
• Intended Audience: Academic Institutions, Universities, Research Organizations

how to install Veritas eDiscovery Platform Capacity Suite + Essential Support

Installing Veritas eDiscovery Platform Capacity Suite on-premises begins with careful planning to ensure the environment meets hardware, software, and security requirements. Start by assessing your server, storage, and network capacity to support 1 TB of processing and concurrent legal hold activities. Establish an isolated staging environment that mirrors production to validate installation steps, data flows, and user access without impacting active investigations or campus operations. Engage your IT and security teams to align with institutional policies regarding data governance, encryption, and access controls, ensuring the deployment adheres to compliance and privacy standards.

Next, obtain the license activation and product keys associated with the ALP on the 4-year term. Prepare the installation media or distribution mechanism provided by Veritas through the Academic Licensing Program, and verify compatibility with your operating systems, databases, and integration points. Configure the core services that manage data ingestion, indexing, search, and case management. Establish user roles and permissions to govern who can ingest data, run searches, assign legal holds, and export results. Set up monitoring and alerting to track processing workloads, storage utilization, and system health, enabling proactive maintenance and capacity planning throughout the term.

Data ingestion and indexing are central to effective eDiscovery. Plan ingestion workflows that support various data sources common in academic environments—email archives, collaboration platforms, institutional repositories, and research data stores. Define retention policies, legal holds, and search schemas that reflect campus guidelines and regulatory requirements. Validate the environment with test cases that simulate real investigations—checking the accuracy of indexing, the reliability of search results, and the integrity of exported data. Ensure export routines produce legally defensible outputs in accepted formats, preserving chain-of-custody information for audits and compliance reviews.

Post-installation, integrate Essential Support to maintain access to software updates, security patches, and expert guidance from Veritas. Establish a process for software upgrades aligned with the 4-year lifecycle, planning for major and minor releases that keep your platform current with evolving eDiscovery capabilities. Train designated administrators and power users within your academic community to maximize the value of the Capacity Suite, emphasizing best practices for confidentiality, data protection, and incident response. Finally, implement a documented governance framework that describes data handling, user access, and escalation procedures to sustain compliance and operational excellence across the license period.

Frequently asked questions

1. What does the Veritas eDiscovery Platform Capacity Suite include? The Capacity Suite provides the core eDiscovery processing, indexing, search, and case management capabilities with 1 TB processing capacity, designed for on-premises deployment. The package is paired with Essential Support and includes access under the Veritas Academic Licensing Program (ALP) for four years, with unlimited legal hold users to facilitate collaboration across departments and teams.
2. What is the duration of the license? The license term for this academic edition is four years. This long-term horizon supports grant timelines, research cycles, accreditation schedules, and campus-wide investigations, while enabling predictable budgeting and renewal planning.
3. Who is this license intended for? The license is tailored for academic institutions, universities, and research organizations participating in Veritas ALP. It enables on-premises deployment, data sovereignty, and scalable eDiscovery workflows specifically suited to academic environments.
4. What is meant by Unlimited Legal Hold Users? This license allows an unrestricted number of users to participate in legal holds, preserving data across custodians and ensuring comprehensive coverage for investigations and compliance matters without additional per-user licensing.
5. What kind of support is included? Essential Support is included, providing access to Veritas technical resources, software updates, patches, and guidance to maintain system performance and security throughout the four-year term.
6. Can this be installed on-premises in a regulated environment? Yes. The on-premises deployment is designed to meet data sovereignty requirements and offers institutions control over governance, security, and access policies in accordance with campus regulations.