Resource lifecycle automation

A system comprising:

• memory configured to store computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one computer processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• receive a request to take periodic snapshots of data from an electronic resource, the request associated with metadata applied to the electronic resource corresponding to one or more policies to be applied to the electronic resource;
• determine a time period between a first snapshot of the periodic snapshots and a second snapshot of the periodic snapshots;
• determine, from a policy of the one or more policies, a first retention duration associated with the first snapshot;
• determine a second retention duration associated with the second snapshot;
• automatically create the first snapshot based on the request;
• automatically create the second snapshot based on the request;
• automatically determine that the first retention duration has passed since the creation of the first snapshot;
• instruct deletion of the first snapshot;
• determine the deletion of the first snapshot failed;
• determine a number of retries is below a threshold;
• and
• retry to delete the first snapshot;
• automatically determine that the second retention duration has passed since the creation of the second snapshot;
• and
• delete the second snapshot.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, execute a method comprising:

• receiving a request to take periodic snapshots of data from an electronic resource, the request associated with metadata applied to the electronic resource corresponding to one or more policies to be applied to the electronic resource;
• determining a time period between a first snapshot of the periodic snapshots and a second snapshot of the periodic snapshots;
• determining, from a policy of the one or more policies, a first retention duration associated with the first snapshot;
• determining a second retention duration associated with the second snapshot;
• automatically creating the first snapshot based on the request;
• automatically creating the second snapshot based on the request;
• automatically determining that the first retention duration has passed since the creation of the first snapshot;
• instructing deletion of the first snapshot;
• determining the deletion of the first snapshot failed;
• determining a number of retries is below a threshold;
• retrying to delete the first snapshot;
• automatically determining that the second retention duration has passed since the creation of the second snapshot;
• and
• deleting the second snapshot.