SAP Retirement & Integration

Decommission SAP ECC without disconnecting your business from its history. JiVS preserves historical SAP data and business context on an independent, compliant platform — with continued access from your future SAP landscape.

up to 80%

lower legacy IT operating costs

100%

access to historical data

1,500+

retired SAP systems

Time is running out for SAP ECC legacy systems

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The stakes

Stop draining resources, reduce your operational IT costs, avoid security risks – while remaining FULLY compliant and ensuring unlimited continued access to data for audit, tax, compliance and operational needs.

It is no wonder that customers such as AXA, Bühler, Campbell's Soup, Commerzbank, GE, Holcim, Mercedes-Benz, Phillips 66 and Volkswagen trust JiVS IMP to meet these challenges.

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pre-defined business objects tailored to SAP

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retired SAP systems

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successful implementations

Industry recognition

GAME-CHANGING

Gartner describes JiVS IMP as "game-changing" and "ideal for application retirement".

Trusted by global enterprises

AXA
Energy Transfer
Volkswagen
Mercedes-Benz
Bühler
Campbell's
ABB
Holcim
GE
The challenge

FINANCIAL IMPACT

  • Average cost of maintaining a single legacy system: $30 million annually
  • 60-80% of IT budgets consumed by legacy system maintenance
  • Only 16% of IT budgets allocated to innovation

SECURITY RISKS

  • 36% of global businesses face increased security vulnerabilities
  • Attackers only need 72 hours to turn patch into an attack
  • IT teams spend up to 25 hours weekly on patch management

COMPLIANCE

  • GDPR penalties up to €20 million or 4% of annual turnover
  • Increasing regulatory complexity for data management
  • Legacy systems need to comply with regulations and legal requirements

STRATEGIC CONSEQUENCES

  • Increased operational complexity
  • Limited resources for digital transformation
  • Innovation hampered by manual labour
The solution

Your SAP ECC system can disappear without its business history disappearing with it. JiVS preserves historical SAP information independently of the source system and enables users to access it through JiVS or directly from SAP S/4HANA — so the business can move forward with a modern SAP landscape without keeping ECC operational simply to retrieve historical information.

SEAMLESS S/4HANA ACCESS

Access historical information from the future SAP environment.

JIVS WEB ACCESS

Authorized users can retrieve historical information independently through an intuitive browser-based interface.

GOVERNED HISTORY

Historical SAP and ADK data remains available under centralized retention, access and deletion rules.

Old SAP landscape

Operational
SAP ECC
SAP historical data
ADK / archived data
Extracted with 100% business context
JiVS platformActive

History stays on.

Independent information layer between the SAP past and the SAP future.

Historical SAP data
ADK data
Business context
Retention & deletion rules
Live access to history

New SAP landscape

SAP S/4HANA

History in business context

JiVS Web Access

Browser-based, role-governed

ECC off. History on.

Why this matters

Without JiVS

  • SAP S/4HANA
  • SAP ECC kept operational
  • Legacy infrastructure
  • Ongoing maintenance
  • Historical access dependency

With JiVS

  • SAP S/4HANA ↔ JiVS — historical SAP information
  • JiVS Web Access for authorized users
  • Compliant retention and deletion
  • No legacy infrastructure to maintain
  • SAP ECC → retired

Keep the historical information your business needs. Remove the application dependency it no longer needs.

Why JiVS IMP

The JiVS IMP is the leading platform for information management and System Retirement, offering unparalleled benefits:

UP TO 80% LOWER LEGACY IT OPERATING COSTS

Retire SAP ECC instead of maintaining it for historical access. Decommissioning legacy systems removes licensing, infrastructure and specialist maintenance costs, cutting IT operating costs by up to 80%.

100% HISTORICAL DATA ACCESS

Keep historical information accessible after system shutdown. 100% of the data is transferred with its business context, verified by a comprehensive completeness report — no data loss, no residual ECC dependency.

COMPLIANT RETENTION

Manage historical information, retention periods and deletion independently of SAP ECC. JiVS IMP is certified for commercial and tax law (IDW PS880) and for information security (ISO 27001, ISO 27017), so audit, tax and GDPR requirements are met.

SEAMLESS SAP ACCESS

Make historical information accessible from SAP S/4HANA as well as through the intuitive JiVS web interface. Pre-defined business objects carry SAP ECC logic across, so the user experience stays familiar after retirement.

REDUCED SAP COMPLEXITY

Separate historical information from the operational SAP environment. One platform covers migration, data quality, retention management and carve-in/carve-out — replacing multiple tools across SAP and non-SAP systems.

How it works

One Platform, Multiple Use Cases

One Platform, Multiple Use Cases

Simplify data migration from SAP and non-SAP systems with a single, easy-to-use platform that performs highly automated data migration, data quality improvement, data reduction, active rightsizing, retention management, and M&A (carve-in/carve-out) scenarios.

Certified, audit-proof, and secure

Certified, audit-proof, and secure

Data is stored on a certified, modern platform instead of different legacy systems. As a result, legal retention requirements, regulations (GDPR/CCPA), and deadlines can be met because data is stored in its original state in an audit-proof manner and deletion requirements can be met.

Reduce your IT operating costs by up to 80%

Reduce your IT operating costs by up to 80%

100% of data is stored securely and compliantly together with its business context, allowing both SAP and non-SAP legacy systems to be decommissioned. This can reduce IT operating costs by up to 80%, resulting in a rapid and significant reduction in complexity and risk

100% data and system Transparency

100% data and system Transparency

Our automated analysies provided fast, detailed insights into your SAP landscape. With a single click, we map business object volumes, custom objects, document types, and system complexity. The platform visualizes all tables, estimates JiVS IMP sizing, and offers simulation capabilities – reducing analysis effort to the push of a button while ensuring 100% data transparency.

Keep historical SAP information accessible. Remove the cost and complexity of keeping ECC alive.

Customer & partner voices

Customer voice
With JiVS, we have minimized the risk of financial penalties due to non-compliance. We have also safeguarded business processes that serve the needs of our end customers.
Efstathios Skaris
Efstathios Skaris
Head of IT, Mercedes Greek & Star Automotive Hellas
Partner voice
JiVS IMP is the perfect partner to our archiving and decommissioning strategy. From retention management to legal security, accessibility, and compliance, JiVS IMP scores on all points.
Shruti Mishra
Shruti Mishra
Senior Manager & Digital Content Strategy Leader, Deloitte Consulting
Partner voice
Our collaboration with DMI on the Mercedes Benz Hellas carve-out project sets a new standard for lean and efficient operations. Our relationship extends beyond transactions to mutual trust and reliability.
Dr. Klaus von Hochmeister
Dr. Klaus von Hochmeister
Senior Solution Architect, DXC Technology
Customer voice
Our decision to go with the JiVS platform has certainly paid dividends. The costs are 80% lower than they would have been if we'd had to continue running our legacy systems just to have access to our data.
Vidor Kapy
Vidor Kapy
CIO, Bühler AG
Partner voice
DMI has proven once again that their platform and a smart approach play a very important role in the digital transformation of our customers. The possibilities are endless.
Thomas Spandl
Thomas Spandl
Global Executive Leader, Customer Success, SAP
Partner voice
JiVS is proof that strong collaboration between partner and SAP lead to environments and solutions each customer can benefit from, making system retirements easy while shortening IT project timelines significantly.
Bjoern Braemer
Bjoern Braemer
SVP & Program Executive, Business and Data Transformation Solutions, SAP
Customer voice
After only three months, we had completed the project for data migration and transformation to SAP S/4HANA and went live on the scheduled date. Just half an hour after going live, we delivered the first order.
Marc Veraguth
Marc Veraguth
Head of ICT, Hawle Armaturen AG
Customer voice
JiVS allowed us and is still allowing us to simplify our application portfolio, reducing our infrastructure footprint and energy consumption while achieving great savings and keeping customer satisfaction.
Stéphane Battesti
Stéphane Battesti
Senior IT Project Manager, GE Corporate
FAQ

Application Retirement or Archival refers to the process of discontinuing or decommissioning software applications, systems, or platforms that are no longer needed, relevant, or cost-effective. This process involves data migration, archival, or termination to optimize resources and reduce operational expenses. The goal of Application Retirement is to manage and preserve historical business information while reducing costs and increasing efficiency
1. Data and Document Transfer: Exporting/importing data and documents from legacy IT systems to a centralized platform. 2. Configure Data Access: Configuring access to the transferred data and documents. 3. User Validation: Conduct comprehensive training, perform user acceptance testing, and obtain formal sign-off to ensure system readiness and user satisfaction before full implementation. 4. Shutdown of Legacy Systems: Safely shutting down the legacy systems once the data transfer is verified and complete. 5. Retention Management: Managing the information lifecycle effectively, including adding specific retention rules.
JiVS offers several advantages over alternative approaches: Data lakes lack business context and are difficult for non-specialists to navigate — JiVS preserves data in its business context, making it easily accessible. Virtualization or "lift and shift" merely moves existing problems to a new environment — JiVS eliminates ongoing legacy costs and complexities. Simply shutting down systems risks non-compliance with data retention laws — JiVS ensures data remains accessible and compliant for 10-30+ years. Doing nothing means continuing to spend up to 70% of IT budgets on legacy operations — JiVS can reduce operational costs by up to 80% while enhancing security.
No, JiVS IMP can retire any kind of source system. While we specialize in SAP retirement, our solution is versatile and can handle a any SAP or non-SAP legacy system.
The timeline depends on the size and complexity of your systems. For example, retiring a SAP ERP system with a 1 TB database typically takes approximately 1-2 months from start to finish, depending on data volume and resource availability.
JiVS IMP offers ultimate flexibility with deployment options tailored to your specific IT infrastructure needs. Whether you prefer Public Cloud for scalability, Private Cloud for enhanced security, or On-Premise for complete control, our solution adapts seamlessly. This versatile approach ensures you can retire legacy systems without disrupting your existing IT landscape, providing a deployment strategy that matches your unique business requirements, compliance standards, and technological ecosystem.
JiVS IMP stands out as a game-changer in sustainable data management, offering a comprehensive suite of features designed to minimize environmental IT footprint, including reducing CO2 emissions, while maximizing operational efficiency. To find out more, click here. Our partnership model is designed to be inclusive and adaptable. We're open to working with a wide range of partners, including (Global) system integrators, (Regional) IT service providers, Cloud platform providers and Industry-specific consultants. This approach ensures that we can offer our customers the best of both worlds - JiVS' specialized Application Retirement expertise combined with our partners' local knowledge and industry-specific experience. If you have a preferred partner, we're happy to work with them. We can train and support your chosen partner to ensure they're fully equipped to implement JiVS IMP effectively.
Our automated process guarantees 100% data transfer, verified by comprehensive completeness reports and rigorous validation checks. Our partnership model is designed to be inclusive and adaptable. We're open to working with a wide range of partners, including (Global) system integrators, (Regional) IT service providers, Cloud platform providers and Industry-specific consultants. This approach ensures that we can offer our customers the best of both worlds - JiVS' specialized Application Retirement expertise combined with our partners' local knowledge and industry-specific experience. If you have a preferred partner, we're happy to work with them. We can train and support your chosen partner to ensure they're fully equipped to implement JiVS IMP effectively.
We typically require the SAP release version, database size, and information about existing documents or archived data (ADK). For SAP ECC systems, we offer an automated analysis through our One Click Cockpit.
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