SAP Value Assurance for SAP S/4HANA – service component description Data Volume Design This service component enables an organization to keep control of all dynamics of data volumes in their SAP solution by minimizing data volume and efficient data storage. Business needs Transparency on data volumes and options to reduce data (archive, delete) Insights on effects of implementing archiving objects in scope Determination and agreement on residence times (when data is to be removed from the database) Know-how on archiving, data aging Delivery approach and scope Remote analysis of archiving and deletion objects in scope (see Data Volume Planning) or Analysis of sizing figures if no predecessor system is available Onsite workshop with business owners to define residence times by discussing Analysis results Recommended residence times Dependencies to other archiving objects Dependencies to other systems Options to display archived data Legal and business requirements (e.g. EU-GDPR regulation) Value and benefits Avoiding pitfalls by knowledge transfer and best practice guidance Downtime minimization (e.g. conversion, migration, upgrade) and better overall system performance Reduced hardware costs as well as administration costs Related Services Planning the Digital Transformation Build Execution