Dark data clogginf up corporates

WHILE data has become a key resource for companies, a report by US group Veritas Technologies has found that SA companies have the third-highest rate of "dark" data stored in their corporate networks.
Dark data refers to data that has already been collected, but remains unused. The rise in digital platforms has resulted in companies collecting more data than ever before, some through social media and even from their own employees.
This means that large quantities of data are clogging up networks and storage facilities.
Veritas Technologies conducted interviews with 1475 companies in 14 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Of those, 100 were from SA. It says 58% of data held by local companies was unknown to their own IT departments.
http://www.financialmail.co.za/features/2015/11/05/dark-data-clogginf-up-corporates