I know it gets old, but it really bears repeating. Any information produced on corporate technology assets can potentially be considered a business document. And that means that it's subject to potential discovery.

Every month or so, there's a new compliance or discovery case that hits the mainstream media and reminds us that we should be more careful about how we use and manage email. This month, it's the Mark Stanford disappearance.

Mr. Stanford is about to learn this the hard way. Now his personal life is reportedly plastered all over the internet.

This can be a good conversation starter with your prospects that can lead to discussions about their online backup and email archiving systems.(At least until next month when the next big story hits)