Reduce the carbon footprint of Microsoft 365
Rencore Governance shows you which Microsoft 365 services and workloads are responsible for excess storage and computing power. Once connected to your tenant, it names the sites, files, and automations nobody uses, and automates the cleanup, so reducing the energy your IT consumes becomes a routine, not a project.
Your cloud footprint keeps growing, even when nobody is using it
Unused resources keep drawing power
Microsoft 365 makes creating easy and cleaning up nobody's job. Duplicate files, SharePoint sites untouched for months, and automations that no longer run keep drawing storage and computing power around the clock.
Sustainability reporting now includes IT
That waste is a compliance question, not just a cost line. Your company's sustainability commitments extend to IT, and the storage and compute your tenant consumes count toward the footprint it reports.
You cannot evidence what you cannot measure
You cannot evidence a reduction you cannot measure. Without an inventory of what your tenant stores and runs, IT's share of the sustainability report stays a guess, and the cleanup never starts.
Cut the storage nobody uses
Microsoft 365 makes it easy to collaborate and share data. However, multiple storage locations inevitably lead to duplicate data. Rencore flags SharePoint sites unused for 90 days and larger than 1 GB, and single OneDrive files above 5 GB, so removing unnecessary storage also reduces the energy your IT footprint consumes.
Shut down compute that runs for nobody
IT processes heavily rely on computing power. And although Microsoft pledges to become carbon negative by 2030, retiring unnecessary consumption today benefits both your budget and your carbon footprint. Rencore flags Power Automate flows that have not run in 180 days, so automations nobody uses stop reserving compute.
Rein in unnecessary data transfer
Cloud computing has massive environmental benefits over on-premises data centers. However, one thing the cloud promotes is data transfer. Rencore detects every SharePoint file shared with external users, so you can reduce unnecessary or outdated external access and the data transfer it drives.
Trusted by security, IT, and platform leaders
Security, IT, and platform leaders use Rencore to see their Microsoft estate, cut cost and risk, and roll out Copilot and agents on a governed foundation.
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With Rencore's scalable automation solutions, organizations can not only meet current challenges but also prepare themselves for future technological advancements.
Case Study
Philipp Widmer Head of Platform Services Universitätsspital Basel -
26% vs 3%
Organizations that govern Microsoft 365 well realize significant Copilot value 26% of the time, versus 3% for those that do not.
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As we continue to expand our cloud capabilities, the foundation laid by Rencore Governance will undoubtedly play a crucial role in ensuring that each step forward is taken with confidence, security, and compliance in mind.
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Claude Bisdorff Head of IT Systems Ville de Luxembourg -
116%
ROI from Microsoft 365 Copilot once the program is adopted and governed, in Forrester’s Total Economic Impact study.
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I currently estimate that we save around €80k per year by freeing up our IT admin team to do the work that counts.
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Undisclosed Former Lead O365 Competence Center Royal BAM -
71%
of enterprises name security and governance among their top challenges to deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot.
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Rencore's centralized governance tool excelled at ensuring secure data in Microsoft 365 and minimizing the risk of unauthorized access.
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150,000+
AI agents in use at the average Fortune 500 company by 2028. Agent sprawl is the next sprawl.
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With Rencore Governance we are able to reduce manual governance activities, improve our service quality and generate valuable insights across our Microsoft service stack.
Undisclosed Head of AI & Process Automation Wacker Chemie AG
Green IT FAQs
How does Microsoft 365 governance reduce our carbon footprint?
Storage and computing power both draw energy. Rencore Governance identifies the Microsoft 365 services and workloads responsible for excess storage and compute, names the sites, files, and automations nobody uses, and automates the cleanup. Removing what nobody uses reduces the energy your IT consumes.
What does Rencore Governance find that wastes energy?
Pre-built checks flag SharePoint sites unused for 90 days that still hold more than 1 GB, single OneDrive files above 5 GB, Power Automate flows created more than 30 days ago that have not run in 180 days, and externally shared files whose sharing links have expired or never expire. Each check lists the exact items, so cleanup starts from a worklist rather than a hunch.
Is the cloud not already greener than an on-premises data center?
Cloud computing has environmental benefits over on-premises data centers, and Microsoft pledges to become carbon negative by 2030. What your tenant stores and runs is still your responsibility: duplicate data, unused sites, and idle automations consume storage and compute regardless of how green the data center is.
Can we use Rencore Governance to evidence our sustainability work?
Rencore Governance reports name the sites, workloads, and storage behind your consumption, and reports can be scheduled and shared automatically. That gives your sustainability reporting a measured baseline and documents the reductions as they happen, instead of estimating them.
Can I try Rencore Governance for free?
Yes. Rencore Governance comes with a 14-day free trial: connect your tenant and see which sites, files, and automations are driving your storage and compute before you commit. Get started here.
