The sunset of SAP ECC6 and upgrade to S/4HANA in 2027 requires that customers find a way to streamline how they transition to the new environment without incurring the steep costs associated with replatforming. SAP transactional data and content data grows rapidly in SAP environments, which can have a negative impact on the performance of the application and significantly increase the cost associated with the volume of data stored in S/4HANA.
Customers need an alternative to storing data in the SAP database, while still having access to the content from both the SAP interface and, in some instances, through a non-SAP interface for users who do not have access.
Problems We Solve
Working with Zia Consulting and Rocket Software solves a number of problems encountered by organizations:
Increased storage costs
Avoid expensive software and infrastructure costs associated with SAP databases. Save on operational costs by reducing backup and restore times.
Unreliable response times and Inefficient processes
Reduce the size of the live database and improve system performance by moving data from the live SAP system to a separate nearline storage system. Enhance user productivity with faster and more efficient transactions, queries, and reporting processes.
Unsecure Storage Environments
Provide a secure environment that protects and maintains the integrity and authenticity of sensitive and historical customer data. Use access controls and encryption to protect data from accidental or unauthorized modification during storage and transmission.
Difficulty Meeting Compliance and Legal Requirements
Store data for the required duration and ensure adherence to industry regulations and legal obligations. Easily access archived data for auditing, reporting, or legal purposes when needed.
Time Consuming Maintenance and Upgrades
Decrease the time required for system backups, data migrations, and upgrades by reducing the amount of data in the production SAP environment. Minimize the impact on business operations, reduce downtime, and facilitate smoother system maintenance processes.
Difficult Long-Term Data Preservation
Preserve historical SAP data so that valuable business information is retained and available for analysis, reference, or compliance purposes, even as the SAP system evolves or data volumes grow. This supports historical trend analysis, performance evaluation, and informed decision-making. Alternative storage and management of your valuable SAP data and documents ensures that the environment remains performant and reduces the storage costs of the S4/HANA deployment. It streamlines back-up, recovery, and business continuity of archival data and allocates resources back to core business-critical processes.
Zia Consulting and Rocket Softwares Solution
Zia Consulting and Rocket Software offer an SAP Archiving solution that solves these problems. Our recent webinar shares exactly how our modern and cost-effective external storage and archiving technology automatically stores documents and transactional data based on your organization’s governance and archival policies. Documents can still be accessed in the standard attachment menus within SAP, with the SAP Archive web-interface, or through other bespoke mobile and portal experiences that leverage our REST API.
The impact of these issues will differ from organization to organization. Reach out to us for a thorough analysis and assessment of your SAP system, data usage patterns, and data retention requirements. From there, we can determine the specific percentage of data that can be removed through archiving.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeremy White, Director, Managed and Cloud Services
Jeremy has over 25 years of experience working with multinational clients to drive value by aligning complex process, data, and content management problems with the appropriate technology solutions. Over the past decade, Jeremy has focused on enabling critical business processes and solutions in cloud environments, as well as developing managed services programs to meet customer needs. These critical services provide customers with solutions to rapidly realize productivity gains and improve agility, reduce staffing requirements, and improve return on investments. Jeremy is regarded as a trusted advisor.