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What retention policies should I use for different message types?

What retention policies should I use for different message types?

Configure per-type based on compliance requirements:

  • Financial transactions (ACH payments, wire transfers, credit cards): 7 years (SOX/PCI-DSS mandatory)
  • Healthcare HL7 (patient admissions, lab results, prescriptions): 10 years (HIPAA medical records retention)
  • Customer orders (e-commerce, B2B): 3-5 years (warranty/returns support, tax audits)
  • Debug/development logs: 30-90 days (troubleshooting recent issues only)
  • Audit trails (user actions, configuration changes): 7-10 years (compliance investigations)

Cost optimization: Shorter retention = lower SQL Server storage costs. Archive old events to cheap blob storage (Azure Blob $0.002/GB/month, AWS S3 Glacier $0.001/GB/month) if regulatory requirements mandate longer retention but searchability not required after N years.

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