Over three decades of ERP, SAP and archiving know-how.
Legacy System Retirement · Data archiving · Compliance
Retire legacy ERP. Keep historical data at low cost.
CaRD LSR retires complete ERP systems and landscapes – SAP and non-SAP – and moves your business and transactional data into a lean, audit-proof archive platform. You save on maintenance, licenses and infrastructure while your teams keep accessing the data – without the expensive legacy system.
Lower running cost
Audit-proof (GoBD)
Audit-Trail
Legal Hold
Azure · S3 · SharePoint · On-Prem
GDPR-compliant
From the SAP specialist – since 1994
For over three decades CaRD has been delivering ERP, archive and SAP projects. As an SAP partner we know the complete SAP world – from the database via ArchiveLink to DART, ADK files and cluster tables.
Full SAP landscape
ArchiveLink · DART · ADK
ERP-agnostic
Cost control for decision makers
Legacy systems tie up budget.
We free it up – without losing data.
Maintenance, licenses, infrastructure and rare specialist know-how keep legacy systems artificially alive – only so historical data stays available. CaRD LSR flips that: secure the data, switch off the legacy system, end the running cost. The result is permanently lower IT cost with full access at all times – the information stays available and verifiable.
SAP retirement in detail →Azure Blob, AWS S3, SharePoint or on-premises – you decide.
GoBD/GDPR-compliant retention with audit trail and legal hold.
What we retire
One method for every legacy application
SAP or not: we migrate the data completely, make it searchable and switch off the legacy system in a controlled way.
Complete system retirement
Shut down entire systems and landscapes – and still keep every record.
Full SAP system & landscape
ECC, S/4HANA, BW, HCM, GTS including all dependent systems.
Non-SAP ERP
Oracle E-Business Suite, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics AX and Navision.
Mainframe & AS/400 (IBM i)
Host applications, IBM i and grown custom developments.
DMS, ECM & archives
Document and content systems including all attachments.
File servers & custom apps
Consolidate unstructured legacy data and store it traceably.
SAP specialization
The complete SAP world – not just the tables
Retiring SAP is more than a database export. We secure the entire landscape including all content and documents attached to your records – and even make cluster content readable again outside SAP.
- Complete system & entire landscape incl. dependent systems
- Connected archive system (ArchiveLink / Content Server)
- Attachments & enclosures (GOS, DMS, document records)
- DART extracts (Data Retention Tool) for tax audits
- ADK archive files from SAP data archiving
- Cluster tables – e.g. long texts (STXL/STXH) and binary objects
Access without the legacy system
A research UI for your business users
We provide the interfaces your users keep working with – without licenses or operation of the legacy system. Search, view original documents, reconstruct reports and export for tax audits.
- Full-text and field search across records, tables and documents
- Display of original documents and attachments
- Reconstruction of key standard and custom reports
- Role/permission model and audit-proof trail
- Export for tax audits (GoBD/GDPdU, DART)
- Operation in the cloud (Azure · S3 · SharePoint) or on-premises
Scenarios
When retirement pays off
Typical triggers where the data must stay but the system is no longer needed.
Carve-out & M&A
For divestments, carve-outs or post-merger: separate, verify and hand over or archive data with a traceable evidence trail.
Insolvency & legal certainty
Keep retention-bound data permanently available and verifiable for insolvency administration, audit and legal teams.
Move to S/4HANA
Clean up before migration: carry over only what matters, archive the rest in an audit-proof way and switch off the legacy ECC system.
Consolidation & lifecycle
Streamline grown landscapes, remove redundancy and establish a clear data lifecycle with deletion rules.
Security & compliance
What audit and data protection require
Archived data must be stored securely, verifiably and in compliance with the law. We implement the required building blocks consistently – from encryption to deletion concepts.
- Encryption in transit and at rest
- Role/permission model and tenant separation
- Audit-proof, gap-free audit trail
- GoBD/GDPdU-compliant retention and audit export
- Legal hold and automated deletion concepts (GDPR)
- Regular security reviews and process documentation
Certificates, audit reports and process documentation are provided per project.
Who it is for
For decision makers who cut cost – without losing data
CaRD LSR is built for leaders who must reduce IT complexity and reliably meet statutory retention obligations.
CIOs & IT leaders running consolidation and S/4HANA programs
CFOs, audit and compliance with statutory retention obligations
M&A, carve-out and post-merger teams
Insolvency administrators & legal departments
Business units that still need to analyze historical data
Industries
Where traceability is mandatory
Regulated organizations need resilient data histories. We know the retention and audit requirements of typical industries.
Process
Retirement in four controlled steps
System and data analysis, retention requirements, target picture.
Migrate data, documents, ADK/DART and cluster content completely and verified.
Set up storage target, role model and the research UI.
Verification, sign-off and controlled shutdown of the legacy system.
FAQ
Frequent questions from CIOs and CFOs
Does our data stay audit-proof after retirement?
Yes. We archive in a GoBD- and GDPR-compliant way with retention periods, legal hold, deletion concepts and a complete audit trail. Content stays immutable and fully verifiable for tax audits.
Which systems besides SAP do you retire?
We are ERP-agnostic: Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards, IBM mainframe and AS/400 (IBM i), Microsoft Dynamics AX and Navision, classic DMS/ECM systems, file servers and custom applications. Our specialty is the complete SAP landscape.
How do business users access the data after shutdown?
Through a lean web UI: full-text and field search, display of original documents and attachments, report reconstruction and export – without any license or operation of the legacy system, secured by a role and permission model.
What happens to attachments, DART and cluster tables?
They are migrated in full. We secure the connected archive system (ArchiveLink), GOS/DMS attachments, DART extracts and ADK archive files. Cluster tables such as long texts (STXL/STXH) and binary objects are made readable again as plain text outside SAP.
Do you support carve-outs, M&A and insolvency cases?
Yes. We separate data during divestments, hand it over with verifiable evidence or archive it in an audit-proof way. For insolvency, audit and legal teams, retention-bound data stays accessible permanently – even after the legacy system is shut down.
Where is the archived data stored?
You choose the storage target: Microsoft Azure Blob, AWS S3, Microsoft SharePoint or on-premises. Operation within the EU or in your own data center is possible – you keep full data sovereignty.
How quickly does retirement pay off?
Shutting the system down removes maintenance, licenses, infrastructure and the expensive specialist know-how for the legacy platform. In most cases a retirement project pays off within a few years – while the historical data stays permanently available.
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