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Storage ROI Estimator

Calculate potential savings from removing Redundant, Obsolete, and Trivial (ROT) data.

What is this tool?

A professional calculator to estimate the financial and environmental cost of storing "ROT" data. Helps build a business case for data clean-up.

How to use it

Use the sliders to input your Data Volume, current Storage Costs, and estimated ROT %.

What it tells you

The results show cash savings, 5-year ROI, and carbon footprint reductions (CO2) achieved by purging waste data.

Configuration

5 PB
0.25 PB50 PB

Total volume of unstructured data currently in storage.

£75,000
£5k£250k

Annual cost per 100TB (Hardware + Power + Cooling).

30%
10%60%

Percentage of Redundant, Obsolete, or Trivial data.

0%
0%15%

Executive Analysis

Total Storage 5 PB=£0 / year

Estimated ROT at 30%=0.00 PB
Potential Savings:£0 / year

Environmental Impact

CO2 output reduction of 0 tonnes

Equivalent to

0flights from London to NYC

Cumulative Savings

1 Year Estimate£0
3 Year Estimate£0
5 Year Estimate£0

Data Composition

Projected Savings

Disclaimer: The figures and results presented in this calculator are for illustrative purposes only. They are based on subjective inputs, industry averages, and assumptions that may not reflect your specific environment or current market rates. Actual results will vary.