A system of record you can trust
Global Relay Archive captures communications directly from enterprise systems, stores them in a normalized archival format, and provides secure, indexed access to records across their full lifecycle.
The archive is designed to operate as a system of record, supporting recordkeeping, discovery, surveillance, and reporting.
Feature spotlight – Thread deduplication
Thread deduplication is the latest feature enabled in Global Relay Archive, helping to identify duplicate policy matches generated by email reply chains. By recognizing repeated, unaltered content within threads, it reduces noise while ensuring new or modified messages continue to surface.
Feature spotlight – Thread deduplication
Thread deduplication is the latest feature enabled in Global Relay Archive, helping to identify duplicate policy matches generated by email reply chains. By recognizing repeated, unaltered content within threads, it reduces noise while ensuring new or modified messages continue to surface.
Key capabilities of the archive
Global Relay Archive is structured around five functional pillars that define how records are stored, governed, analyzed, and retrieved.
Recordkeeping
Secure, immutable preservation of business communications across channels and retention periods.
Enterprise communications capture
Capture email, messaging, collaboration, mobile, and voice communications directly from enterprise systems without reliance on end users.
Gold-copy record preservation
Each communication is preserved once as a single authoritative record within the archive, providing a consistent source of truth across all workflows.
Constant integrity check
Proprietary security feature that provides continuous validation of data so records remain complete, unaltered, and available throughout their retention lifecycle.
Retention policy management
Apply retention schedules across jurisdictions, entities, and business units, supporting overlapping regulatory requirements and defensible disposition.
Secure archive infrastructure
Records are stored on Global Relay’s private infrastructure with encryption, physical security, and long-term durability built in.
eDiscovery
Fast, precise retrieval of archived communications for investigations, review, and production.
Unified cross-channel search
Search email, messaging, voice, mobile, and collaboration platforms from a single, normalized archive.
Identity-aware search
Search by custodian profiles rather than individual addresses, automatically including all aliases and communication identities associated with a user.
Advanced search and keyword lists
Use keyword lists, Boolean logic, and advanced search operators to construct and reuse complex searches across message types and cases.
Metadata-driven filtering
Refine searches using indexed header data, classification tags, and appended metadata applied at ingestion.
Archive-wide search
Run searches across the full archive, spanning petabytes of communications data, without reprocessing archived records.
Legal hold controls
Place records on legal hold by custodian, domain, case, or dynamic criteria, independent of retention schedules.
Defensible export and auditability
Export records in accepted evidentiary formats, supported by an object change log that records all actions taken on records during eDiscovery workflows.
AI Surveillance
AI-enabled monitoring of archived communications, applying consistent analysis and controls across the surveillance workflow.
Standardization and enrichment
Archived communications are standardized and enriched to create consistent, searchable data for surveillance analysis.
Transcription and translation
Voice is transcribed into searchable text, with automatic language detection and translation across 140+ languages to support consistent review.
Noise reduction
Use keywords to filter irrelevant content, and thread deduplication to identify duplicate policy matches, helping to keep review queues focused.
Risk identification
Generative AI reviews messages in context to produce alerts, with chain of thought reasoning surfaced as the alert explanation to show how the model reached its conclusion.
Investigation and reporting
Alerts are managed through dashboards, reporting, and a traceable audit trail to support investigation workflows and oversight reporting.
Classification
Consistent classification and identity access management across the archive, aligned to your organizational structure.
Classification tags
Apply classification tags at ingestion based on identity, function, entity, or jurisdiction to support segregation, access controls, and policy enforcement across the archive.
Automated classification
Automatically classify records using participant identity and predefined rules so governance policies are applied consistently at scale.
Identity connectors
Synchronize users, groups, and shared mailboxes from your existing directory into Global Relay. Changes to your organizational structure are reflected automatically, allowing large enterprises to manage users within their own systems while keeping the archive aligned.
Role-based access control
Control who can access records and functions based on user roles and permissions, ensuring users only see data they are authorized to view.
Ring-fenced workspaces
Maintain separate Compliance, Legal, HR, and IT workflows while working from the same archive to support privacy and internal controls.
Full audit trail
Record and time-stamp all access, search, export, and administrative actions to maintain a complete and defensible chain of custody.
Metadata enrichment
Automatically enrich records with participants, timestamps, communication type, source, and contextual attributes to support governance, access control, and accurate retrieval.
Reporting
Visibility into archive activity, oversight, and compliance operations.
Dashboards and analytics
View dashboards showing search activity, review volumes, alert status, communication timelines, and archive usage.
Foundational reporting
Report on accounts, access rights, group membership, and message delivery to understand how the archive is configured and operating.
Reconciliation reporting
Validate end-to-end data completeness using reconciliation reports that confirm messages are received, archived, and written to immutable storage.
Compliance reporting
Demonstrate oversight with reports covering proof of review, policy coverage, supervised users, keyword coverage, and reviewer activity.
Legal hold reporting
Report on active legal holds, affected records, and retention status across custodians, cases, and data sets.
Operational reporting
Track searches, message access, exports, delivery performance, and service activity to support audits, investigations, and operational assurance.
A platform built for trust and control
Global Relay Archive operates on a private infrastructure, purpose-built for regulated data. It's designed for durability, availability, and long-term retention, supporting enterprise-scale recordkeeping requirements without reliance on shared public cloud environments.
Global Relay applies formal governance and risk management controls across its archiving platform to support transparency, accountability, and responsible data stewardship throughout the record lifecycle.
Global Relay ensures communications are captured, normalized, and stored as authoritative records before AI features are applied. This guarantees that the archive remains accurate, complete, and unaltered while supporting AI-enabled surveillance and analysis.
Global Relay applies security controls at the archive level, protecting regulated communications data throughout its lifecycle. Records are encrypted in transit and at rest, with access governed through role-based controls and continuous monitoring.
What our customers are saying
"Archive 10 offered the advanced functionality we were looking for—escalation tracking, expanded visibility, and improved communications across compliance teams."
Baird case study, 2025
Baird unified fragmented systems into one archive, eliminating oversight gaps, speeding investigations, and strengthening audit readiness.
24/7 global support
Global Relay provides follow-the-sun support through teams in London, New York, and Vancouver. Our experienced support specialists are available 24/7, year-round, to assist you whenever you need help or guidance.
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