Data discovery is the process of finding, collecting and consolidating data from multiple sources across the business.
With massive growth in data distributed across applications and collaboration software, on-premise and in the cloud, and with more and more data held by employees outside of the workplace, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep track of sensitive data. Discovering what data you have and where it is held is the first step in ensuring that you are able to properly control and protect it. This is where data discovery solutions can help.
By understanding where your data is, it is then possible to carry out data classification and put policies in place to control how your data will be used and protected.