Which of the following BEST ensures an organization's data retention requirements will be met in the public cloud environment?

Question

Options

• AData classification schemes
• BAutomated data deletion schedules
• CCloud vendor agreements
• DService level agreements (SLAs)

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  77% (27)
• D
  14% (5)

Explanation

Cloud vendor agreements are the best mechanism because they create contractual obligations for the cloud provider to support and comply with the organization's retention requirements. In a public cloud environment, the organization does not directly control the underlying infrastructure, so the agreement is the primary lever for enforcing retention policies. Data classification (A) supports identifying what needs retention policies but does not enforce them in the cloud. Automated deletion schedules (B) help operationally but depend on the vendor's platform capabilities and cooperation. SLAs (D) typically address availability and performance, not data retention specifically.

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