How companies can manage dark data better

Rethinking dark data management is a step towards reducing digital emissions and conserving resources.

In today’s world, huge amounts of data are being created all the time, yet more than half of it is never used . It stays in silos, or isn’t managed, or can’t be accessed because systems change, or isn’t needed because business priorities change. This ‘dark data’ accumulates in servers and storage devices, consuming electricity and inflating the digital carbon footprint .