# About the Data storage & governance category

**URL:** <https://uknsr.discourse.group/t/about-the-data-storage-governance-category/26>\
**Category:** Data storage & governance\
**Created:** [September 15, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://uknsr.discourse.group/t/about-the-data-storage-governance-category/26 "2025-09-15T19:05:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://uknsr.discourse.group/t/about-the-data-storage-governance-category/26/1 "2025-09-15T19:05:07Z")

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This sub-category is for sharing approaches to reduce the footprint of data storage and improve governance. Topics may include:

- Long-term archiving and retention policies

- Trade-offs between local storage, cloud, and national facilities

- Data minimisation and clean-up strategies

- Governance frameworks and compliance requirements

- Funder and institutional expectations on data management

This complements _HPC & Cloud Services_ (computing infrastructure) and _End-user Devices & Lifecycle_ (hardware). Here the focus is on **how data itself is stored, managed, and governed sustainably**.