CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 Practice Question
A systems administrator is decommissioning a physical server that processed and stored credit-card transaction data. The company's general data-retention policy requires keeping business records for five years. However, the data on this server is subject to specific industry regulations. Which of the following is the MOST important factor for determining the media-retention requirements for the server's drives?
The company's internal data-retention policy
The server hardware's end-of-life (EOL) date
Regulatory and compliance standards
The cost of secure off-site storage media