Information Governance

QUESTION : Organizations are struggling to reduce and right-size their information foot-print, using data governance techniques like data cleansing and de-duplication. Why is this effort necessary? Briefly explain and support from your readings, using APA style citations. INSTRUCTIONS APA FORMAT, 250 words. Please make your post substantive. A substantive post will do at least TWO of the following: Provide extensive additional information on the topic Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail Share an applicable personal experience Provide an outside source (for example, an article from the UC Library) that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA) TEXTBOOK: Title: Information Governance ISBN: 9781118421017 Authors: Robert F. Smallwood Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 2014-03-28 ARMA International, "The Principles", ARMA International Retrieved from https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.arma.org/resource/resmgr/files/Learn/2017_Generally_Accepted_Reco.pdf Saffady, William,PhD., F.A.I. (2015). Records management or information governance? Information Management, 49(4), 38-41,47. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1696246911?accountid=1037