## Smart Discovery & ROT Reduction

- Identify redundant, outdated, and stale data automatically
- Clean up clutter and cut costs without guesswork
- Reduce storage bloat and environmental impact

## Retention Policy Management

- Automate enforcement of custom or imported retention schedules
- Ensure compliance across jurisdictions and regulations
- Track lifecycle events with audit-ready logs

## Secure, Defensible Deletion

- Confidently dispose of data with legal hold checks and referential integrity
- Optional, embedded approval flows for controlled deletion
- Support for data isolation and migration workflows

### Reduce Risk

- Shrink your attack surface by deleting what doesn’t belong
- Prevent exposure during audits, investigations, or breaches

### Cut Costs

- Save on storage and backup with streamlined, right-sized data
- Reallocate budget from ROT data to business priorities

### Support ESG Goals

- Reduce energy consumption by minimizing unused data
- Align data practices with sustainability initiatives

### Boost Compliance & Operational Efficiency

- Stay audit-ready with automated tracking and policy enforcement
- Improve agility with cleaner, more manageable data sets

> In just three months, one of the world’s largest airlines removed 100 million stale files from Azure Data Lake Gen 2, saving over $200K upfront and achieving ongoing savings of $30K per month. By leveraging BigID for their data lifecycle implementation, they improved operational efficiency and laid the foundation for optimized, resource-efficient data usage.

Global Airlines

> This organization deleted over 100 million redundant, stale, and irrelevant files from NAS, OneDrive, and SharePoint, cutting costs and enhancing operational efficiency. By decluttering their data landscape with BigID, they became more agile, secure, and cost-effective. They minimized their attack surface, reduced risk, and automated lifecycle management across the governance org.

International Insurance Organization

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