Data asset lifecycle management for data platforms

A computer-implemented method for managing data assets stored within a data storage environment, the method comprising:

• capturing, by a computing system, telemetry associated with operations performed on one or more data assets stored within the data storage environment;
• processing the telemetry to generate lifecycle intelligence associated with the one or more data assets by transforming the telemetry into lifecycle analytics describing activity associated with the one or more data assets;
• evaluating the lifecycle intelligence to determine whether the one or more data assets satisfy one or more lifecycle governance conditions;
• and
• initiating, based on the evaluation of the lifecycle intelligence, one or more lifecycle governance actions associated with the one or more data assets, the lifecycle governance actions including executing a controlled deletion workflow to remove at least a portion of the one or more data assets from the data storage environment.

A system for managing data assets stored within a data storage environment, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• capture telemetry associated with operations performed on one or more data assets stored within the data storage environment;
• retrieve metadata associated with the one or more data assets;
• process the telemetry and the metadata to generate lifecycle intelligence associated with the one or more data assets, the lifecycle intelligence including historical usage information derived from the telemetry;
• determine, based on the metadata, an ownership status associated with the one or more data assets;
• evaluate the lifecycle intelligence, including historical usage information derived from the telemetry, in combination with the ownership status to determine whether at least a portion of the one or more data assets satisfies one or more lifecycle governance conditions;
• and
• execute a controlled deletion workflow to remove the at least the portion of the one or more data assets from the data storage environment in response to determining that the one or more lifecycle governance conditions are satisfied, the lifecycle governance conditions being based on the combination of the historical usage information and the ownership status.