SAP RISE empowers companies to modernize their IT landscapes. As part of the SAP RISE subscription, customers gain access to SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) embedded into their current investment, without any extra charge. This integration offers businesses a powerful tool to optimize data management and ensure compliance at every stage of the data lifecycle.
RISE customers that don’t yet take advantage of SAP ILM should start looking at this capability that they already have but is not being taken advantage of. The multitude of benefits that ILM offers can helps not only reduce costs but implement effective retention policies that will ensure compliance.
SAP ILM is a comprehensive solution that helps enterprises manage their data across its entire lifecycle. It ensures compliance with data retention regulations, optimizes storage, and improves system performance, which is essential for businesses navigating the complexities of SAP S/4HANA and other SAP applications within the RISE framework.
For SAP RISE users, ILM is seamlessly integrated into their ecosystem. It allows to manage compliance with local, regional, and international regulations, while also helping reduce costs with data archiving. With a robust framework for data management from creation to deletion, SAP ILM is a great asset for companies undergoing business transformations.
With many options, RISE customers can explore SAP ILM’s capabilities in a variety of ways. Auritas data experts, explored 5 main use cases for Information Lifecycle Management.
Integrated Data Management
SAP ILM is built to work in harmony with the full suite of SAP RISE solutions. It integrates directly with SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW, and other SAP applications, enabling businesses to manage data efficiently across the landscape. Customers can automate the archiving, retention, and deletion of data, ensuring that it remains accessible and compliant with business and legal requirements.
Compliance and Risk Management
One of the most pressing concerns for businesses today is ensuring compliance with data protection and privacy laws such as GDPR, HIPAA, and other regional regulations. SAP ILM helps SAP RISE customers address these concerns by automating data retention and deletion processes according to predefined legal and business policies. This automated approach reduces the risk of human error and ensures that businesses are always compliant with the latest regulations.
Efficient Data Archiving
As businesses accumulate data, it’s essential to manage their volume efficiently. SAP ILM enables businesses to archive data that is no longer actively used but still needed for compliance or business analysis. Its capabilities also allow access to historical data for reporting, auditing, and legal purposes, not only freeing up valuable system resources but also improving the performance of active systems.
Companies have seen millions in savings with archiving alone. Explore how CenterPoint Energy saved over $4.4M by reducing its database size with automated archiving.
Data Tiering and Storage Optimization
Data tiering is another feature of ILM, which enables businesses to classify data based on its access frequency and business value. Less frequently accessed data can be moved to lower-cost storage options, such as cloud storage, while high-priority, active data remains in high-performance storage environments. This optimization reduces storage costs while maintaining quick access to relevant data.
Data Deletion and Retention Rules
SAP ILM empowers businesses to establish clear retention policies and automate the deletion of data that no longer meets legal or business criteria. Whether it’s due to the expiration of retention periods or business processes, SAP ILM ensures that outdated or unnecessary data is removed in a secure, compliant manner.
Automating data deletion reduces the risks associated with retaining irrelevant data. By keeping only the most pertinent data remains accessible, enterprises minimize the potential for compliance violations.
For SAP RISE customers, SAP ILM is an essential tool for managing data effectively and efficiently. By integrating it into their data management strategy, businesses can automate critical data processes, reduce storage costs, and protect sensitive data—all while ensuring their systems remain agile and efficient.
Key Benefits
Discover key benefits that SAP RISE customers can unlock by leveraging SAP ILM as part of their subscription:
- Cost Efficiency: Automated data archiving and tiering reduces storage and operational costs.
- Enhanced Compliance: SAP ILM ensures adherence to regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX by automating data retention and deletion processes.
- Improved System Performance: Frees up system resources by archiving inactive data, leading to faster response times and optimized performance in SAP S/4HANA and other applications.
- Simplified Data Governance: Provides tools to define and enforce data retention policies, ensuring clarity and control over data management.
- Scalable Solutions: Adapts seamlessly to growing data volumes, ensuring effective data management as the business scales.
- Seamless Integration: SAP ILM integrates with the SAP RISE ecosystem, leveraging existing infrastructure and tools without additional setup or costs.
- Proactive Insights: With dashboards and comprehensive analytics, SAP ILM allows to monitor data usage, storage trends, and compliance status, enabling informed decision-making.
For SAP RISE customers, SAP ILM is more than just a tool for data management—it’s a comprehensive solution that ensures businesses can operate efficiently while staying compliant in a complex regulatory landscape.
As businesses continue their digital transformation journey with SAP RISE, SAP ILM stands as a powerful ally in managing data at every stage of its lifecycle.
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