Immutable object locking for snapshot management

An apparatus for data management, comprising:

• a processor:
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, at a data management system configured to manage data for a computing system, an indication of a storage configuration for an object storage location within a cloud environment:
• generate, by the data management system and in accordance with a backup policy associated with the computing system, a snapshot of the computing system;
• cause, by the data management system and in accordance with the storage configuration, one or more data objects corresponding to the snapshot to be stored in the object storage location within the cloud environment, wherein respective immutable object locks are applied to the one or more data objects within the object storage location;
• and
• execute, by the data management system and in accordance with the backup policy associated with the computing system, one or more jobs that cause the respective immutable object locks for the one or more data objects to be extended one or more times during a retention period for the snapshot, the retention period based at least in part on the backup policy.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for data management, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive, at a data management system configured to manage data for a computing system, an indication of a storage configuration for an object storage location within a cloud environment:
• generate, by the data management system and in accordance with a backup policy associated with the computing system, a snapshot of the computing system:
• cause, by the data management system and in accordance with the storage configuration, one or more data objects corresponding to the snapshot to be stored in the object storage location within the cloud environment, wherein respective immutable object locks are applied to the one or more data objects within the object storage location;
• and
• execute, by the data management system and in accordance with the backup policy associated with the computing system, one or more jobs that cause the respective immutable object locks for the one or more data objects to be extended one or more times during a retention period for the snapshot, the retention period based at least in part on the backup policy.