You can’t fix your data problem if you can’t find your data.
That’s why most retention, deletion, and minimization efforts fall short — not because the policies are wrong, but because the foundation is missing.
BigID is the first and only platform built to discover ROT, redundant tables, and data subject records across structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data — with the depth and intelligence modern enterprises need.
What ROT Really Means in the Enterprise
ROT stands for Redundant, Obsolete, and Trivial — but traditional tools oversimplify these categories.
- Redundant isn’t just duplicate files — it’s slightly modified versions of the same spreadsheet copied ten times. It’s cloned database tables, versioned PDFs, or repurposed slide decks.
- Obsolete data isn’t just old — it’s outlived its usefulness, expired its legal hold, or lost its consent. That includes legacy records, inactive user logs, and forgotten cloud buckets.
- Trivial data is content with no value — but what’s trivial to IT might not be trivial to Legal or Finance.
BigID is the only platform that helps you define what ROT means to your organization — then find it across every data source.
Why Files Are Just the Beginning
Most legacy DLM and governance tools stop at files on shared drives. That’s not even 10% of the problem.
Today’s enterprises are managing:
- Structured data in Snowflake, Redshift, SQL, SAP, Oracle
- Semi-structured data in data lakes, S3, and API pipelines
- Unstructured data in documents, email, Slack, SharePoint, OneDrive
- And personal data scattered across SaaS apps, CRMs, and HR systems
BigID is the only solution that unifies discovery across all of it — giving you a complete, connected, and context-aware view of your data footprint.
Precision Discovery for DSRs and Privacy Use Cases
When a data subject requests deletion or access, your discovery has to be more than metadata-matching. It needs to be:
- Identity-aware — to link individuals across systems and aliases
- Policy-aware — to respect legal holds and retention rules
- Actionable — to drive secure deletion, archiving, or review
BigID is the only platform that finds, maps, and acts on data subject records across your environment — with full auditability and enterprise-scale controls.
What BigID Delivers (That No One Else Can)
- Discover ROT across all data types and environments
- Detect both exact and near-duplicate content
- Identify trivial and low-value data using both taxonomy and example-based classification
- Correlate data subjects across systems for accurate DSR fulfillment
- Scan unstructured, semi-structured, and structured data — all from a single platform
- Classify every record with business and regulatory context
No other tool combines this level of discovery, precision, and actionability — especially across data sources this diverse.
Discovery Isn’t Just the First Step — It’s the Foundation
You can’t automate retention. You can’t reduce your data footprint. You can’t respond to deletion requests or minimize risk until you can see your data clearly — and trust what you find.
That’s why discovery isn’t a feature. It’s the core of modern DLM. And BigID is the only platform that gets it right.
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