Data Retention, Deletion, and Archiving in the Cloud
data retention in cloud can be difficult
difficult to ensure the cloud provider is not retaining organization’s data beyond the retention period
cloud storage is designed to replicate data automatically
deleting data visible to the organization may not delete it everywhere in the infrastructure
archiving data in cloud can introduce additional complexity
due to the variety of services that can be used as part of archiving process
deletion can create concerns in the cloud
need to understand how cloud provider removes data that is deleted and what activities like deprovisioning systems and services mean for deletion process
many cloud providers have technology in place that ensures remnant data will not be accessible