# Data lifecycle management
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 Enforce stringent data controls, residency, privacy, sovereignty, and security throughout the entire data lifecycle. Scale your data collection, processing, classification, retention, disposal, and sharing processes to better align with regulatory compliance and safeguard your software from potential disruptions due to data mismanagement. 

**Topics**
+ [Indicators for data lifecycle management](indicators-for-data-lifecycle-management.md)
+ [Anti-patterns for data lifecycle management](anti-patterns-for-data-lifecycle-management.md)
+ [Metrics for data lifecycle management](metrics-for-data-lifecycle-management.md)