Optimizing SAP Data Storage by Balancing Cost and Performance

⇨ PBS Software's ContentLink platform addresses the challenges of managing large volumes of SAP files while ensuring compliance with regulatory data retention mandates, providing a streamlined storage solution.

⇨ ContentLink integrates with SAP systems and supports cloud storage providers, enabling efficient data management without the need for a separate database or daily backups, effectively reducing administrative burdens.

⇨ The platform enhances data retrieval speed through caching capabilities and allows for the management of retention policies using metadata, helping SAP users balance cost and compliance in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

Managing and storing large volumes of SAP files, documents and archives to meet business and regulatory needs is a persistent challenge faced across industries. With data retention mandates enforcing secure, long-term storage, many organizations find themselves balancing database efficiency with cost management. PBS Software, an SAP partner specializing in data management and archiving, offers a potential solution through its ContentLink platform – a streamlined interface that facilitates compliant storage with reduced administrative load.

For over 30 years, PBS Software has focused on data lifecycle management, offering tools that support data storage and retrieval while helping SAP users across sectors – such as finance, healthcare and public administration – to meet regulatory standards. PBS ContentLink was developed specifically to address challenges around compliant data retention and simplified storage management. Designed to store all types of SAP files – including archive files, print lists and general documents – ContentLink integrates with the SAP ArchiveLink interface and supports the WebDAV 3.1 protocol. This compatibility allows users to connect SAP systems with fixed-content storage and cloud providers, such as AWS and Microsoft Azure.

PBS claims that its ContentLink integration with SAP’s ILM Retention Manager and Retention Warehouse provides SAP users with the ability to manage retention policies using metadata, ensuring that data is stored and deleted according to compliance standards. With no separate database or daily backup requirements, the solution is said to reduce ongoing administrative demands. Additionally, caching capabilities allow for faster access to archived data, a useful feature for users needing efficient data retrieval and analysis for audits or reporting.

In a regulatory landscape where efficient data management and compliance are paramount, ContentLink looks to provide SAP users with an adaptable storage interface to reduce database load while retaining access to essential documents and data.

With rising data compliance standards, tools like ContentLink can support SAP users aiming to balance cost and compliance requirements. For SAP-reliant organizations, ContentLink’s approach to storage and access management offers a practical means of managing high data volumes in a way that aligns with both operational expectations.