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The Salient Edge
A podcast produced by Solid Gold · Business, Technology · 8 episodes · 2026-01-08 to 2026-09-22
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The Salient Edge is Salient’s podcast series examining the practical realities of digital forensics and eDiscovery. Hosted by David Fisk, the podcast is aimed at corporate investigators, law firms, and forensic accountants who are navigating growing volumes of data, evolving regulatory demands, and complex investigative challenges.
Across each episode, David is joined by industry experts to share experience-led perspectives on eDiscovery workflows, DSAR and regulatory response, forensic data analysis, and the effective use of technology in investigations. The conversations focus on defensible decision-making, proportional approaches, and the critical role of human judgment - helping professionals stay informed, confident, and effective as data complexity continues to grow.
Episodes
How lawyers are using generative AI and machine learning in practice — and why human judgement, critical thinking, and defensibility still matter.
AI is rapidly changing the legal profession, but what does that change actually look like in practice?
In this episode of The Salient Edge, David Fisk speaks with Francis Makkink, a lawyer and Lead of the Advanced Technology Team at Deneys in South Africa, about the practical application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI in legal work.
Francis shares his experience of moving from relatively simple automation in…
How modern forensic investigations uncover hidden evidence across devices, emails, documents, and cloud platforms.
In this episode of The Salient Edge, host David Fisk is joined by Frikkie Viljoen to explore the fast-evolving world of digital forensics, cyber investigations and eDiscovery.
From business email compromise and document falsification to USB data exfiltration, GPS tracking and forensic evidence recovery, this episode unpacks how digital footprints left behind by modern technology can support complex investigations and litigation matters.
Drawing on more than 16 years of…
A practical look at handling high-risk DSARs using modern eDiscovery tools and structured review workflows.
Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) are becoming more complex, more frequent and in some cases, more strategic.
In this episode of The Salient Edge, David Fisk is joined by Andrew Punter from Reveal to explore how organisations can respond effectively to modern DSAR challenges — particularly where requests are high-risk, multi-faceted, or potentially linked to litigation.
Building on a previous discussion around DSAR strategy, this conversation focuses on the practical…
Independence, accountability, and human oversight in a technology-driven era.
What do modern corporate investigations really look like - beyond the headlines and beyond the technology?
In this episode of The Salient Edge, host David Fisk speaks with Ash Sharma, seasoned corporate investigator and Chief Strategy Officer of the Association of Corporate Investigators (ACI), about the evolution of corporate investigations over the past 25 years - and the structural, regulatory, and technological forces reshaping the profession today.
From his early career at the Crown Prosecution Service and…
Inside Deep Dive's Knowledge Engine for Open Source Intelligence, EDD, and Risk Insight.
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) has become a powerful parallel capability to traditional eDiscovery — unlocking insight far beyond corporate systems and internal data. In this episode of The Salient Edge, host David Fisk is joined by Dave Pope, COO of Deep Dive, to explore how OSINT is reshaping investigations, enhanced due diligence (EDD), and risk-based decision-making.
Drawing on more than 25 years of experience in fraud investigation, identity verification, and intelligence platforms, Dave explains…
Why DSARs are more than PII searches - and how technology, people, and defensible process must work together.
Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) can strike fear into even the most mature organisations. Tight deadlines, complex data environments, and significant reputational risk mean these requests are far more than an administrative exercise.
In this episode of The Salient Edge, host David Fisk is joined by Juan Di Luca of Data Analysis Services (DAS) to unpack the practical reality of responding to DSARs in a defensible, proportionate, and risk-aware way.
The conversation explores why…
Why collaboration between legal, IT, and eDiscovery specialists is critical to defensible, cost-effective investigations.
In this episode of The Salient Edge, host David Fisk explores one of the most persistent challenges in modern investigations and litigation: the growing gap between eDiscovery technology and the business users it serves.
Joined by Adam Bown, Managing Director of Salient Discovery with over 20 years’ experience across forensic investigations, data analytics, and eDiscovery, the discussion unpacks why lawyers, investigators, IT teams, and service providers often talk past…
Discovery Decoded with Cloud Essentials on Data Governance, eDiscovery Risk, and AI-Driven Control.
Data volumes are exploding - and with them, the hidden costs of unmanaged information. In this episode of The Salient Edge, host David Fisk is joined by Chris Hathaway of Cloud Essentials to unpack what data chaos really means for organisations operating in today’s digital, regulatory and discovery-driven environment.
Together, they explore how exponential data growth impacts eDiscovery costs, regulatory compliance, data privacy and cyber risk - and why holding onto “just in case” information…
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