Many organizations suffer from a culture of employees ‘saving everything forever,’ leading to the over-retention of vast amounts of electronic data. These ingrained employee habits not only pose privacy, security, and compliance risks, but also inflate storage costs and increase eDiscovery pain.
Traditional approaches to curb document hoarding tend to fall short and result in what is known as ‘underground archiving,’ where employees hide data in insecure locations to avoid automatic deletion. Attempts to change these stubborn behaviors often result in frustration.
Achieving effective and compliant retention is entirely within reach with the right strategies, policies, processes, messages, and mindset.
