
When the topic of SAP archiving moved from an external department to the responsibility of SAP Technology at the beginning of 2018, 1&1 decided to change the system. Until now, the company had stored all data and documents on the archive system of a major German manufacturer. However, the basic team did not have the time to familiarise themselves with how it works at first.
The archive runs on a Linux standard server and is stored on a standard file system on the storage, so everyone in the SAP Technology Team is familiar with it. A streamlined solution that is easy to operate.
With most archiving systems, the user must pay an archive license for every SAP user who could access the archive based on their authorizations — even for those who do not use the archive at all or unconsciously. With kgs, on the other hand, you pay per SAP system. This provides greater planning security, because you know that with additional SAP users, there will be no additional license fees. A return-on investment is expected after just 1.5 years.
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