All the information on your corporate systems can be ranked. Consider three criteria for identifying its genus and species: Criticality, Sensitivity and how carefully must the information be tended. The classification helps determine your gardening style. When the information has outlived both its usefulness and regulatory importance, make space for something new. Compost everything you can, and throw away or burn everything else. Once it no longer serves a business purpose, consider retention requirements. The most important records may need to become part of the fossil record.”]