Davis Polk

by VIDIZMO Team on Nov 5, 2024 3:48:02 AM

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Davis Polk
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About Davis Polk

Established in 1849, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is one of the oldest law firms in the US. With a network of more than 1,000 attorneys from Washington to Tokyo, the global legal firm specializes in providing world-class legal counsel, exceptional service, sophisticated advice, and creative and practical solutions that know no bounds.  

Davis Polk offers legal counsel regarding various cases – antitrust and competition, finance, data privacy and cybersecurity, IP litigation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), real estate, taxes, and more. 

Customer Challenges

Davis Polk realizes the significance of human capital in achieving success in the business of providing justice. As knowledge workers, attorneys are tasked with keeping themselves updated with the knowledge required to win cases. The law firm faced a pressing challenge – how to effectively manage and deliver its vast repository of legal knowledge to its attorneys in a secure and accessible manner. With the increasing complexity of legal cases, Davis Polk needed to provide its attorneys with the latest insights and best practices.  

Managing Recorded Training Sessions: David Polk relied heavily on Zoom and Microsoft Teams for internal training, but managing the recordings was time-consuming and inefficient. 

Organizing Diverse Learning Content: The firm’s learning content spanned a wide range of formats, from videos and audio recordings to documents and presentations. Organizing this content into a cohesive and easily accessible structure was a significant challenge. 

Scaling for Growth: As Davis Polk continued to expand its operations, it needed a learning platform that could handle increasing user traffic and demand 

Solution

To address the above challenges, Davis Polk turned to VIDIZMO. VIDIZMO offered a comprehensive solution that met the firm’s specific needs. 

Secure Internal Training: Davis Polk required a secure internal learning platform for limiting content access. VIDIZMO offered the global law firm a highly secure internal learning platform, EnterpriseTube, with a granular role-based access control (RBAC) mechanism. This helped Davis Polk protect its proprietary knowledge. To double down on security, Davis Polk needed an on-premises solution to avoid relying on a third party to entrust them with its content. VIDIZMO offered on-premises deployment to Davis Polk, relieving them from the fears of storing data in a third-party cloud environment. 

Streamlined Learning Content Management: The learning content at David Polk was not limited to a single media and comprised multiple formats. EnterpriseTube offered the legal firm the ability to organize format-agnostic media in collections. Moreover, Davis Polk could manage content by creating categories and video playlists, all on a centralized platform. Managing Zoom and MS Teams recordings were made possible and seamless for Davis Polk. VIDIZMO offered the capability to ingest recorded meetings and manage them on a secure, centralized media management platform. To make learning more effective, Davis Polk sought a solution that allowed them to create interactive learning content. Laced with the ability to add in-video quizzes, handouts, and forms, EnterpriseTube emerged as the go-to solution for Davis Polk.  
Handing Increasing Traffic: Davis Polk also needed a high availability (HA) solution for 24/7 access to content even when the traffic experienced a surge. VIDIZMO offered a high availability solution with its robust load balancer that can handle the increased traffic load on the web.  

With EnterpriseTube’s AI-powered transcription capability, Davis Polk not only made the learning content more accessible but also ensured adherence to web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) and Section 508 compliance. By investing in VIDIZMO, Davis Polk demonstrated its commitment to providing its attorneys with the tool they need to excel in their profession. 

Impact in a Nutshell

  • Davis Polk ensured that the organizational knowledge remains protected while enabling knowledge sharing with employees. 
  • The law firm was able to host training video content in a centralized library having the ability to organize content into collections. 
  • Davis Polk overcame the challenge of the sudden surge in the Internet traffic comprising its global network of attorneys when streaming its training video content. 
  • Davis Polk ensured that its attorneys were equipped with the right knowledge by testing them. 

About EnterpriseTube

EnterpriseTube is a Gartner-recognized AI-powered enterprise video content and digital media management solution that helps organizations store, host, stream, manage, secure, and share video content and digital media. 

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