International Business Machines Corporation
Technology for governance of data retention and transfer

Abstract:

Policy entries are provided in a policy table for respective geolocations. Audit data entries are generated in an audit table, including a retention period entry generated in response to looking up a retention period entry in the policy table for a first geolocation. In response to copying data to a second geolocation, a retention period audit data entry is generated in the audit table for the data at the second geolocation based on a synchronization policy entry in the policy table. A process causes deletion of the copy at the second geolocation based on an age indicated by the retention period audit data entry for the data at the second geolocation.