6 Steps to Eliminating ROT Data

Left unchecked, excess business data breeds needless storage costs, compliance concerns, and data security risks.

What is ROT?

ROT data exists throughout your infrastructure: within desktops, mobile devices, data centers, and cloud servers. It includes:

• Redundant files, such as duplicated email attachments, intranet content, and backup data
• Obsolete files such as out-of-date documents or expired server session cookies
• Trivial data that has no business value, including large media files or personal employee files

Why get rid of it?

It’s been reported that more than a third of business data can be ROT data—data that’s retained, but useless. Far from harmless, this glut slows operations while inflating cost and security needs. It also works against today’s data minimization requirements and efficiency goals.

So what are best practices for eliminating ROT data?

Best practices for eliminating ROT data

Our two-page document, “Trading Data ROT for Increased Security, Compliance & Efficiency,” outlines:

• How ROT hurts business economically and increases vulnerability
• The 6 best practice steps to getting rid of ROT data permanently and confidently
• Tools that help you remove ROT throughout your enterprise IT infrastructure—without any downtime

Minimize your data load.

Improve your security and compliance standing.

Review these best practices today.

Download the best practice.

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