For the third year running, FDI is pursuing its commitment to efficient and responsible data management. On Thursday March 13, the IT department is inviting all employees to take part in Data Clean Up Day, an essential initiative to optimize our digital environment.
Digital cleaning for greater efficiency
During this day, everyone is encouraged to review their IT environment: servers, mailboxes, drives… The aim? Eliminate duplication, errors and obsolete data to simplify and optimize our systems. Smoother, more efficient information management is a performance driver for everyone.
The challenges of Data Clean Up Day
This operation is not limited to a simple digital clean-up. It responds to crucial strategic challenges:
1. Economical: optimize IT resources
• Reduce storage costs by eliminating unnecessary files.
• Optimize productivity with more reliable and accessible data.
2. Ecological: reduced environmental impact
• Reduced volume of data stored, resulting in lower energy consumption by data centers.
• Reduced carbon footprint and less electronic waste.
3. Organizational: optimized data management
• Improved information quality and governance.
• Simplification of processes for greater efficiency in our day-to-day missions.
4. Cybersecurity and ISO 27001 compliance
• Reduce the attack surface by eliminating superfluous data and reducing the overall volume of available data.
• Enhanced compliance with current standards and improved risk management.
The hidden impact of unused files
Did you know that 1 GB of data stored on a server for a year is equivalent to powering an LED bulb for 10 hours? Multiply that by thousands of forgotten files and the energy impact becomes considerable.
On the other hand :
• Deleting 1,000 unnecessary e-mails would save the equivalent of a refrigerator’s consumption for a month.
• Keeping a large unused file on a server for a year consumes as much energy as turning on a laptop for a week.
• Cleaning up databases and drives quickly can reduce a workstation’s energy consumption by 20%.
• If each employee deleted 50 obsolete e-mails, it would be equivalent to switching off a low-energy light bulb for a whole day.
These figures show just how important it is to adopt simple but effective reflexes for more responsible digital management. By reducing digital overload, we not only help save resources, but also reduce our ecological footprint and improve IT performance.
By taking part in Data CleanUp Day, everyone can contribute to a better, safer and more sustainable working environment. This day is an ideal opportunity for FDI to raise awareness and share the impact of its digital uses, with a view to adopting reflexes that benefit everyone.
