Hereâs how to begin to tackle the dark data residing within your organization:
Include dark data in a holistic data strategy. Dark data should be a part of the enterprise information audit and classified to recognize its importance. Not all data is useful or needs to be governed. Scanning and classifying it will help sift potentially valuable data from the rest.
Manage how data is created and ingested. Certain types of dark data cannot be turned off, but organizations can examine how data is brought into their systems and databases and apply data management best practices to ensure it is tagged, tracked and handled throughout its lifecycle.