RE: Auto-Deleting Data – SQLServerCentral

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May 1, 2018 at 7:28 am

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skeleton567 - Tuesday, May 1, 2018 7:02 AM
Wow, Steve, you definitely pushed my buttons with this one. It is my humble opinion ( note I don't use the vernacular there ) that the evolution of mass storage has lead to a drastic decline in the skillset to properly analyze, summarize, and archive data. It's easier to throw money at storage than to logically, properly and safely handle data volume.
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I do agree with some offline storage, but likely some of that still should go. The price paid or shipping location for a decade ago (or any PII data)? Not sure there's any legal reason to keep this, and I'd argue that a business reason is probably outweighed by risk for liability.