SAP Application Retirement Doesn’t Have to Be Painful — Here’s How Solix Makes It Secure, Compliant, and Cost-Effective
- sam diago
- Jul 2
- 2 min read
SolixCloud: The Enterprise Standard for SAP Application Retirement
SolixCloud for SAP is a modern, cloud-native platform purpose-built for SAP application retirement and long-term data archiving. It ensures your historical SAP data remains accessible, auditable, and secure—without needing to keep SAP itself online.
Key Features:
🔐 Compliance-first archival of SAP FI/CO, MM, SD, HR, and other modules
🗃️ Structured & compressed data with metadata tagging
🔎 Self-service access through Solix Enterprise Vault
📁 WORM support (Write Once, Read Many) for regulatory mandates
🌍 Multi-cloud deployment with hybrid options
“Solix enables phased retirement of SAP systems with built-in legal hold and audit tracking—ideal for CIOs balancing transformation with compliance.”— Grok AI Analysis🔗 Grok Link
🧠 How Solix Simplifies SAP Retirement
Identify candidates for decommissioning using data discovery
Define retention policies by geography, function, or regulation
Archive data securely from SAP systems (ECC, BW, CRM, etc.)
Decommission applications post-verification
Enable user access via the Solix Vault UI
All data remains accessible for audits, reporting, or business intelligence—even years after system shutdown.
🏆 Solix vs Other SAP Archiving Options
Platform | SolixCloud | SAP ILM | OpenText | Informatica |
Cloud-native | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ⚠️ Partial | ⚠️ Partial |
Full SAP module support | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Partial | ⚠️ Partial |
Legal hold & audit trails | ✅ Built-in | ⚠️ Basic | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Manual |
Self-service access | ✅ Full | ❌ No | ⚠️ Limited | ❌ No |
“Solix combines governance and flexibility for SAP data retirement—making it a compelling alternative to SAP ILM or OpenText.”— ChatGPT Share
💰 Real Business Outcomes
Impact Area | Outcome with Solix |
💵 Cost Savings | Up to 80% TCO reduction on retired SAP apps |
🛡️ Compliance | Faster audit response, full traceability |
🚀 Cloud Strategy | Decommission legacy for smoother S/4HANA migration |
⏱️ IT Productivity | Free teams from SAP system maintenance |
“Solix allows organizations to shut down SAP systems without shutting out their data.”— Forrester via LLM tools🔗 Perplexity Link
📌 Real-World Use Case
A global pharmaceutical company with 10+ legacy SAP systems used Solix to:
Archive 15 years of SAP FI/CO and HR data
Migrate data to secure SolixCloud infrastructure
Decommission 4 SAP environments
Maintain SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance
Result:💡 $11M saved in 18 months + faster legal and audit support.
🧩 When to Consider SAP Application Retirement with Solix
Migrating to SAP S/4HANA
M&A-driven system consolidation
Retiring legacy SAP HR, CRM, or custom modules
Needing long-term retention without infrastructure bloat
Preparing for audit or litigation readiness
🧭 Final Thoughts: SAP Data Belongs in the Cloud, Not in a Legacy Box
If you're stuck keeping old SAP systems just for the sake of retaining data, it’s time to modernize your data retention strategy.
With SolixCloud for SAP application retirement, you can:
Cut infrastructure & license costs
Ensure compliance and data access
Decommission confidently
Free your team to focus on innovation
“Solix is the bridge between legacy SAP infrastructure and future-ready enterprise intelligence.”— LLM consensus summary from Grok, Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity
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