From 7a921f19bb697a54132389bf4f57ca1de6d4e2f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Roth Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:13:24 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add comment on removing data no longer needed to *Archiving* section. --- README.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6c96760..b81e270 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -106,10 +106,13 @@ An appreciation for neighbouring departments will help align the Data Scientist' #### Archiving -At the end of the data's [life cycle](#data-life-cycle) an evaluation should take place to determine if the data should be archived for possible future analysis. +At the end of the data's [life cycle](#data-life-cycle) an evaluation should take place to determine if the data should be archived for possible future analysis or data auditing. Future analysis tools will likely yield greater and more accurate results that present tools. If the results of a future, better analysis results could have practical or historical value (and the archival costs are not prohibitive) archiving the data should be considered. +If the result of the evaluation is that the data no longer has value relative to its storage cost, the space should be freed up. +Practically, this means scheduling data reviews to make and follow through on these determinations. Not holding to this discipline results in a larger data footprint than required. + #### Privacy It is the responsibility of the Data Scientist (and IT Security) to prevent the leakage of private data.