Cloud Service Providers & Retention

When it comes to using cloud services for business, it pays to know what retention policies can and will be leveraged, particularly for heavily regulated industries.  Below are the retention policies for the heavy hitters regarding cloud: 

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/hh343263.aspx

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn790608.aspx

https://feedback.rackspace.com/forums/298161-storage/suggestions/6425123-allow-more-options-for-backup-retention

https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/lifecycle

https://support.google.com/vault/answer/6093005?hl=en

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-s3-object-expiration/

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/glacier-vault-lock/

http://cloudacademy.com/blog/how-to-manage-ebs-volumes-snapshots-in-aws/

For the retention policies of traditional cloud file storage, see below:

https://www.dropbox.com/help/8423

https://www.box.com/blog/introducing-box-governance/

Here are the retention policies for popular cloud (e.g., SaaS) apps:

http://resources.docs.salesforce.com/200/16/en-us/sfdc/pdf/field_history_retention.pdf

http://wiki.servicenow.com/index.php?title=Archiving_Data#gsc.tab=0

http://blogs.workday.com/4-questions-on-tackling-retention-problems-with-workday-talent-insights/

https://forum.developer.concur.com/privacy