Set the message retention period for the events and events_index prod…

[wendelfabianchinsamy]

…uction sqs queues to 10 days

Purpose

Increase the number of days a message can live on the events and events_index production SQS to 10 days from the default 4 days.

closes: Add github issue that originated this PR

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[jrhoads]

be careful about merging this. It will likely destroy/clear the current queue.
which currently has A Lot of messages in it.

[wendelfabianchinsamy]

be careful about merging this. It will likely destroy/clear the current queue. which currently has A Lot of messages in it.

Thanks @jrhoads. It seems that this is an "in place change" and therefore will not be destructive. However I do not intend on merging this soon. Will discuss with the team to get everyone's thoughts on such a long retention period.