Data & More

Concepts don't delete: How automated data cleanup works

2 min readApr 19, 2026

Concepts don't delete: How automated data cleanup works The speakers clarify the risk of old or unprotected personal data and present

The speakers clarify the risk of old or unprotected personal data and present an automated solution that addresses this problem efficiently.

Based on real-live analyses with 1.3 billion data records, it is shown where personal data and security information frequently occur in companies.

The core of the presentation is a solution approach with which unstructured, personal data (for example from emails, files, OneDrive, SharePoint, etc.) can be easily and quickly identified and either archived or automatically deleted – if necessary after review by the owner. Experience in a live demo of the "Compliance Solution" from Data and More the complete process – from GDPR classification of the data, through sending reports to end-users, to deletion or archiving.

Furthermore, the speakers will show you exciting extensions to Microsoft Copilot, other AI solutions, and Microsoft Purview to make these tools usable immediately and without major planning.

  • Insight into data deletion practices

  • Real-live analysis: Insight into 1 billion data records

  • Automated cleanup (deletion concept): Archive / Delete / Exceptions

  • Live demo of complete processes

  • Free Proof of Concept

Here, participants learn how to automatically delete or archive "illegal" personal data as well as unencrypted login and password information in unstructured data sources – without major IT or organizational effort.

Speakers:

Dan Thomsenis a partner at Data & More. For over 20 years, he has supported organizations in Europe and the USA in managing unstructured data, including data deletion, data protection compliance, GDPR, and NIS2. Over the last six years, he has specialized in the classification of data protection data.

Felix Schröderis Head of New Business in the DACH region at Data & More. For over 15 years, he has implemented digital workplaces, intranet solutions, and employee apps and extended them with additional digital functions. The topic of data protection has consistently been his companion in project implementation.

Was this article helpful?