Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods for data lifecycle management in an edge environment

At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions configurable to cause at least one programmable circuit to at least:

• identify a first time value based on metadata associated with a data object;
• identify a second time value based on the metadata associated with the data object, the second time value different from the first time value, at least one of the first time value or the second time value based on a user input;
• perform a first lifecycle management operation on the data object at a first point in time, the first lifecycle management operation including archiving the data object, the first point in time determined based on the first time value;
• and
• perform a second lifecycle management operation on the data object at a second point in time, the second point in time different from the first point in time, the second lifecycle management operation including discarding the data object from memory, the second point in time based on the second time value.

An apparatus comprising:

• interface circuitry;
• at least one programmable circuit;
• and
• machine-readable instructions configurable to cause one or more of the at least one programmable circuit to:
• identify a first time value based on metadata associated with a data object;
• identify a second time value based on the metadata associated with the data object, the second time value different from the first time value, at least one of the first time value or the second time value based on a user input;
• perform a first lifecycle management operation on the data object at a first point in time, the first lifecycle management operation including archiving the data object, the first point in time determined based on the first time value;
• and
• perform a second lifecycle management operation on the data object at a second point in time, the second point in time different from the first point in time, the second lifecycle management operation including discarding the data object from memory, the second point in time based on the second time value.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for communicating;
• means for processing;
• and
• machine-readable instructions configurable to cause the means for processing to:
• identify a first time value based on metadata associated with a data object;
• identify a second time value based on the metadata associated with the data object, the second time value different from the first time value, at least one of the first time value or the second time value based on a user input;
• perform a first lifecycle management operation on the data object at a first point in time, the first lifecycle management operation including archiving the data object, the first point in time determined based on the first time value;
• and
• perform a second lifecycle management operation on the data object at a second point in time, the second point in time different from the first point in time, the second lifecycle management operation including discarding the data object from memory, the second point in time based on the second time value.