Dark data is all the info companies collect but never use—think files, logs,...

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Dark data is all the info companies collect but never use—think files, logs, and emails just sitting around. It’s huge, making up 60-80% of inactive data in many organizations. This unused info can quietly drain resources and costs companies up to $2