There's an old saying: You don't miss what you have until it's gone. There's a more modern saying that you have to let go to be able to move forward... which nicely sums up the challenge faced by many businesses in figuring out exactly what they're going to do with all that data they've been hoarded for years.
According to some folk there's something of a crisis on the horizon for our IT bretheren, as the growing data heap becomes harder to manage and presents real risk for any business. The challenge is essentially in knowing what to keep, how long to keep it for, and when/how to get rid of it. Tricky stuff that makes the weekend garage clearance seem a lot simpler.
While they figure it out (I'd suggest great governance advice and business utility are good starting points...) we could always put this guy in charge. No problems with letting go, none at all.
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