Norco Technologies Blog

Does it ever feel like your small business is buried under a mountain of files, emails, and backups? You're not imagining it. The digital age has made it easier to collect information—but much harder to manage it.

From employee records and contracts to financial reports and customer communications, data is growing at an overwhelming pace. In fact, 72% of business leaders have admitted to abandoning decisions due to data overload (PR Newswire). That’s a real problem—and it’s one that can be fixed with a strong data retention policy.

The late American author Kurt Vonnegut once wrote, “New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.” Written in the 20th century, it has been put in practice by 21st century businesses. As the Internet has grown, the amount of companies expanded, and the amount of data that those companies collect has grown exponentially, especially now that there is a market for such data.