Tool Overview:
ZLTI

About ZLTI

ZL Technologies (ZLTI) is an enterprise software company specializing in data privacy, security, and compliance solutions. The company's core focus is managing unstructured data - the human-created information that makes up approximately 90% of enterprise data yet often remains unmanaged and poses significant risks to organizations.

What does ZLTI do?

ZLTI's platform takes an in-place approach to data management, analyzing and managing files in their original locations rather than creating copies in separate archives. This methodology allows organizations to process and govern massive volumes of unstructured data, from emails and documents to Microsoft Teams communications, without the overhead of data duplication and movement.

The platform addresses several key data management challenges through its unified architecture. It provides tools for identifying and remediating ROT (Redundant, Obsolete, Trivial) data, managing compliance requirements across multiple regulations like HIPAA and GDPR, and securing sensitive information. The system includes capabilities for analyzing file metadata and content, establishing classification rules, and automating governance policies across enterprise data sources.

ZLTI's compliance module, one of its oldest and most developed components, enables organizations to monitor various communication channels including social media, enforce retention timeframes, supervise specific users, and generate comprehensive audit trails. The platform allows organizations to customize lexicons and rules to improve the accuracy of content flagging and reduce false positives.

What makes ZLTI different?

A key differentiator for ZLTI is its in-place management approach, which contrasts with traditional archive-based solutions. While many enterprise tools require creating copies of data in dedicated archives, ZLTI's platform manages information in its original location. This approach reduces storage costs and IT overhead while maintaining an accurate, real-time view of enterprise data.

The platform's architecture is designed to handle large-scale data environments, with documented cases of processing multiple petabytes of unstructured data. In one implementation, a financial services corporation used ZLTI to analyze 4.5 petabytes of dispersed data, classify over 200,000 documents, and remediate more than 1 petabyte of dark data.

ZLTI has been used in email archiving, which it has leveraged to address emerging challenges in Microsoft Teams data management. The platform recognizes and can process modern communication elements like emojis, GIFs, and reactions, which present unique architectural complexities for compliance and governance systems.

Use cases and industries

The platform primarily serves large enterprises in heavily regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and government sectors. These organizations typically face strict compliance requirements and manage substantial volumes of sensitive data.

Common use cases include regulatory compliance management, particularly for regulations like HIPAA and GDPR that require careful handling of personal information. The platform helps organizations respond to subject access requests, maintain audit trails, and enforce retention policies. It also supports litigation readiness by enabling rapid search and export of relevant communications.

For security operations, ZLTI provides insider threat prevention capabilities through employee monitoring and access control features. The platform can identify potential security vulnerabilities in unstructured data and helps organizations implement appropriate protective measures. Beyond risk management, organizations use the platform's analytics capabilities to gain insights into organizational operations and employee collaboration patterns.