Information Management Along the Lifecycle of Data and Application Systems: Challenges and Solution Approaches

Abstract: A tried and tested method for improving the quality of information in the business system and control data volume growth, is moving selected, eligible data from the application system to less expensive long-term storage. To ensure that the eligibility of the data is actively taken into account, methods such as archivability checks must be part of this process. Descriptive policies play into the strategy, to allow for the compliant retention of the moved data along its entire life cycle. A further challenge is controlled destruction to complete the life cycle of data according to the law. At the same time, the fact that often the life span of application systems is shorter than that of the data itself, needs to be considered. In this presentation we show how long-standing archiving techniques for business data are challenged anew by the growing complexity of today’s legal and business requirements, causing an evolution to information lifecycle management. Axel Herbst SAP AG [email protected]