A system administrator needs to develop a policy for when an application server is no longer needed. Which of the following policies would need to be developed?

The correct answer is C. Data retention policy. When decommissioning a server, the primary policy concern is what happens to the data it holds. A Data Retention Policy defines how long data must be kept (often driven by legal or regulatory requirements), what data must be preserved before the server is retired, and how…

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ABackup policy
BDe-provisioning policy
CData retention policy
DProvisioning policy

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B
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C
88% (21)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

When decommissioning a server, the primary policy concern is what happens to the data it holds. A Data Retention Policy defines how long data must be kept (often driven by legal or regulatory requirements), what data must be preserved before the server is retired, and how sensitive data must be securely disposed of (e.g., cryptographic erasure or physical destruction). Without this policy, the organization risks improper disposal of sensitive or regulated data, or premature deletion of data that must be legally retained. While de-provisioning procedures matter operationally, the data retention policy is the governance foundation for decommissioning decisions.

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