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Telemetry Retention Policy
Data artifactGovernance & ComplianceSafety, Security & Governancearc:TelemetryRetentionPolicy
A policy stating how long metrics, logs, traces and cost data are retained in hot and archive tiers and at what resolution.
Responsibility. Bounds retention duration and resolution of operational telemetry.
Also known as: Observability data retention
Relationships
configures structural
constrains control
Quantitative guidance
As stated by the sources; verify before use.
- Metrics 3 months at 1-minute resolution; logs 2 weeks hot/30 days archive; traces 1 week hot/30 days archive; cost data 2 years (Ref7.16).
Classification
- Patterns
- Hot/archive tiering
- Quality attributes
- Cost efficiencyTransparency and accountability (NIST AI RMF: accountable and transparent)
- Risks mitigated
- Unbounded telemetry storage costLoss of history needed for capacity planning
Sources
- Ref7.16: "Production Monitoring and Operations for Agentic AI," unpublished reference note (16-Production-Monitoring-Operations.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note
- Ref10.05: "The Data Flywheel: Continuous Improvement Loop," unpublished reference note (05-Data-Flywheel-Continuous-Improvement.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note