The ‘dark data’ conundrum

Abstract

Unstructured ‘dark' data is both an opportunity and a threat to every business. How your organisation manages this unique category of data will potentially define its chances of success or failure over the years to come. This article explores the risk and opportunity inherent in dark data and suggests ways of enhancing your organisation's approach to managing this enigmatic data type. Unstructured dark data is both an opportunity and a threat to every business. How your organisation manages this data will potentially define its chances of success or failure over the years to come. Given the potential afforded by illuminating dark data, it is worth looking at the value of your own dark data and what you can do to reduce the long-term cost of hoarding data of no value, mitigate the risks of a data breach, drive efficiencies in business processing, prepare your organisation to exploit AI, increase your competitiveness and deliver tangible improvements in services, says Mark Hobart of Infoboss.