Ownership ratio achieved in 6 months.
98%
Every repository got an accountable owner, confirmed through automated attestation. Orphaned content is no longer an issue.
Enterprise Information Management Information Governance
Your Data Should Be Your Company's Brain. Not Your Biggest Risk.
Information is the brain of every organization. But without governance, it becomes a liability: unstructured, unowned, non-compliant. We build the operating model that turns your data into a strategic asset, ready to drive AI, efficiency, and growth.
Transparency
Full visibility across all repositories, file shares, and collaboration platforms
Ownership
Clear accountability for every content repository, team space, and data source
Policies & Rules
Simple, effective policies designed for high user adoption. Not shelf-ware.
Operationalization
Automated governance embedded into daily operations.
Who we work with
Why Now
Governance Is the Backbone for Cost Reduction, Risk Reduction & AI.
Most governance initiatives fail because they create structure and bureaucracy instead of business value. We build governance that is technically efficient, operationally lean, and delivers measurable results in months, not years.
Cost Reduction
- Over 80% of stored files are ROT or dark data. Burning storage budgets with zero business value
- Employees waste 30% of their time searching for information across fragmented systems
- Only 25% of organizations have visibility into who owns what. Orphaned content grows unchecked
- Efficient governance eliminates waste at the source. No bureaucracy, just measurable savings
Enterprise information governance benchmarks
>80%
of stored files are ROT or dark data
Risk Reduction
- DORA, NIS2, GDPR, and GoBD enforcement is tightening. Regulators expect demonstrable governance, not paper policies
- On average 6% of enterprise files are non-compliant. A ticking audit and data protection time bomb
- Ungoverned content creates security blind spots: oversharing, uncontrolled access, missing retention
- We make governance technically enforceable. Automated, auditable, and built into operations
EMPA project experience & regulatory frameworks
6%
of enterprise files non-compliant on average
AI Enablement
- 44% of enterprises cite data quality as the #1 blocker for GenAI. Governance unlocks AI at scale
- 80-90% of enterprise data is unstructured. Exactly what Copilot and AI agents need to be useful
- Without governance, AI amplifies chaos: surfacing outdated content, exposing sensitive data, hallucinating from ROT
- We create the governed data foundation that makes every AI use case reliable and compliant
EMPA implementation results
<6 Mo.
to 95-100% governance implementation
Know What You Have. Know What to Fix First.
We pinpoint your ownership gaps, compliance risks, and storage waste, and show you the quick wins that pay off first.
What We Deliver
Five Pillars of Information Governance.
A target operating model that transforms your information landscape from content chaos to governed collaboration. Each pillar reinforces the others for dramatically greater impact than isolated initiatives.
Transparency & Insights
Dashboards showing usage, ownership ratios, storage consumption, ROT data, and compliance status across all your repositories and collaboration platforms. You can't govern what you can't see.
Structured Ownership
Define and enforce clear ownership for every content repository, team space, and data source. Automated ownership validation and handover processes that eliminate orphaned content.
Policies & Rules
Storage guidelines, content lifecycle policies, naming conventions, and compliance rules. Practical policies that balance governance with usability. Not bureaucracy that blocks productivity.
Operational Governance
Embed governance into daily operations: automated site provisioning, ownership attestation workflows, policy enforcement, and exception handling that scales with your organization.
Performance & Monitoring
Governance board, KPI tracking, and continuous improvement cycles. Measure what matters, report to executives, and evolve the governance model as your organization grows.
Real Results
Enterprise Use Cases.
Concrete scenarios where our governance operating model delivers measurable impact for enterprise organizations.
Information Governance in Action
Non-compliant data identified & remediated.
80TB
We scanned 50,000 sites, found what didn’t belong, and cleaned it up in one structured program.
Non-compliant files discovered through transparency scan.
1.3M
A lifecycle strategy with a clear roadmap. The return doesn’t stop after the project. It shows up again every year.
Storage cost reduction through policy introduction.
€2.8M
Legal, IT, and the business used to disagree on what to keep. We got them aligned on a single deletion policy and let automation take it from there.
Our Tech Stack
- File Shares
ROI Explorer
The Business Case for Information Governance.
Storage Optimization
ROT Reduction Saves Storage Costs
Over 80% of enterprise files are redundant, obsolete, or trivial (ROT) data consuming expensive storage. Systematic governance identifies and reduces ROT, unlocking massive cost savings while improving findability.
Enterprise information governance benchmarks
- ROT data typical in enterprises
- 80%+
- Storage savings over 5 years
- €10M
- Operative files on average
- <20%
- Storage reducible
- 60%
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Book Free ConsultationOwnership & Accountability
Clear Ownership = Less Orphaned Content
Without clear ownership, content repositories become orphaned, ungoverned, and a compliance risk. Structured ownership programs with automated attestation cycles ensure every piece of content has an accountable owner.
Enterprise governance program results
- Ownership ratio achievable
- 100%
- Owners fully understand their role within 6 months
- 77%
- Orphaned sites target
- 0
- Business continuity secured through proactive governance
- BCM
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Book Free ConsultationCompliance Readiness
Governance Enables Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory frameworks require demonstrable data governance. A structured governance operating model addresses these requirements simultaneously, eliminating risk from uncontrolled data and ensuring audit readiness.
Enterprise governance program results
- Customer data in unauthorized locations eliminated
- 99%
- Successfully identified & classified
- Dark Data
- Business continuity secured through proactive governance
- BCM
- Audit findings target
- Zero
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Clean Governed Data Enables Copilot & AI
ROT data is the biggest blocker for effective AI adoption. By eliminating redundant, obsolete, and trivial data, Copilot delivers more precise answers. And oversharing risks are drastically reduced.
Enterprise AI readiness & Copilot deployment results
- More precise answers through clean data
- Copilot
- ROT data eliminable
- 80-90%
- AI-related risks drastically reduced
- Oversharing
- Data = better AI results
- Governed
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Book Free ConsultationOur Process
How We Deliver.
A proven methodology that moves from transparency to a self-sustaining governance operating model.
Initiation
Phase 01
Transparency
See what you have
- Full scan of your information landscape
- Ownership, storage & compliance insights
- Risk & ROT data identification
Phase 02
Assessment
Understand the gaps
- Governance maturity assessment
- Gap analysis & prioritization
- Business case & quick wins
Execution
Phase 03
Strategy
Plan the roadmap
- Governance strategy & target model
- Policy & ownership framework
- Prioritized implementation roadmap
Phase 04
Implementation
Build & operationalize
- Policies, ownership & automation
- Technical enforcement & workflows
- KPI dashboards & governance board
Phase 05
Change & Adoption
Enable your people
- User enablement & training
- Stakeholder communication & buy-in
- Adoption tracking & feedback loops
Closing
Phase 06
Hypercare
Sustain & improve
- Continuous improvement cycles
- Performance monitoring & optimization
- Handover & self-sustaining operations
Packages
Transparent Engagement Models.
From a free consultation to dedicated governance implementation. Start where it makes sense for your organization.
Consultation
Start Here
60-minute
expert conversation
- Ask us anything about information governance
- Initial review of your current situation
- Honest perspective & recommendations
- No sales pitch, no commitment
Statement of Work
Most popular
Fixed Scope
Defined deliverables & timeline
- Transparency Scan & Insights Dashboard
- M365 Audit & Compliance Check
- Governance Gap Analysis
- Governance Roadmap & Strategy
- File Storage Guidelines & Policies
- Detailed offers discussed in free consultation
Time & Material
Get in touch
On Demand
Flexible, as needed
- Expert consultants on your schedule
- Ad-hoc governance support & advisory
- No long-term commitment required
- Scale up or down as needed
- Transparent hourly or daily rates
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Let's Govern Your Information
Anton KruseSenior Consultant