SAP Service · Archiving & cleanup · DVM

Your SAP database under control with Data Volume Management

We reduce your SAP data volume with a service that starts with a diagnostic: how much you can reduce today and how to keep it from growing again.

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Diagnostic first

A report with findings and a projection of reduction and growth.

Clear timelines and cost

An estimate agreed before any measure is executed.

Holistic view

We go beyond the SAP standard: we add database compression and clones to optimize your infrastructure costs.

Sound familiar?

Signs that you need to manage your data volume.

Your SAP database grows year after year with no control, and nobody knows exactly why.
Storage costs (HANA, disk, backup) rise at a pace that is hard to justify.
Backup, copy, and environment-refresh windows keep getting longer.
Reporting and batch-process performance degrades as historical data piles up.
You are heading to S/4HANA and want to migrate a lean database, not years of data you no longer query.
Four levers

How data volume is reduced.

Avoid

Stop the generation of unnecessary data at the source, before it takes up space.

Summarize

Aggregate and compact detailed data that no longer requires its original level of granularity.

Delete

Clean up technical, log, and temporary data that adds no business value.

Archive

Move historical data to lower-cost storage while keeping it queryable.

How we work

From diagnostic to continuous operation.

Our DVM service starts by understanding your case before touching anything — and only moves forward once the measures and their cost are agreed.

  1. 1
    Phase 1

    Diagnostic

    We analyze the environment: current size, fastest-growing tables, and data-usage patterns.

  2. 2
    Phase 2

    Report and projection

    We deliver the main findings, the recommended measures, and a projection of the expected reduction and future growth.

  3. 3
    Phase 3

    Plan: timelines and cost

    Once the actions to take are agreed, we estimate the implementation timelines and the cost. No surprises.

  4. 4
    Phase 4

    Implementation

    We execute the archiving and cleanup measures methodically, with validation at every step.

  5. ✓
    Ongoing

    Managed growth

    Volume stops being a recurring problem: it stays under control and with visibility.

The shift

From a database that grows out of control to managed growth.

Today

Volume is in charge

Rising storage costs, long backup windows, and performance that degrades with every year of accumulated data.

With Novis

You are in charge of volume

A cleaned-up, archived database, optimized infrastructure cost, and a clear projection of growth under control.

Our approach

Beyond standard DVM.

Standard DVM service (defined by SAP)
  • Analysis of the fastest-growing tables and objects
  • Archiving of historical data by object
  • Cleanup of technical and temporary data
  • Retention recommendations by process
What Novis adds
  • Database compression at the infrastructure level
  • Use of clones to build cheaper test environments
  • Projection of future growth, not just a snapshot of the present
  • A holistic view aligned with the technologies available today

This gives you a complete view of the problem and its feasible solutions — not just default archiving, but the combination of measures that best fits your case.

Frequently asked questions

What clients ask us most.

What is DVM (Data Volume Management)?
It is the discipline of keeping the size of your SAP database under control: it avoids, summarizes, deletes, and archives data according to its value, to reduce storage costs and sustain performance without losing information.
Does archiving affect system operation?
No. The measures are planned and validated in phases; archived data leaves the productive database, but the process is executed in a controlled way so as not to interrupt operations.
Can I still query the archived data?
Yes. Archiving is not deletion: historical data is moved to lower-cost storage and remains accessible when needed.
How much can my database be reduced?
It depends on your environment and the age of the data. The initial diagnostic delivers a concrete projection of the expected reduction and future growth before committing to anything.
Does it apply to SAP ECC and to S/4HANA?
Yes. DVM applies to both. In addition, reaching S/4HANA with a cleaned-up database makes the migration lighter, faster, and cheaper.
How does it differ from standard DVM?
We add infrastructure measures —such as database compression and clones for cheaper test environments— for a holistic view of the problem and its solutions.
First step

Let's assess your specific case.

We start with a diagnostic of your SAP database: how much you can reduce today, how we project its growth, and which measures are worth applying.

A diagnostic with findings and a reduction projection
An estimate of timelines and cost before executing
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