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Why a Backup Is No Longer Enough.

Why classic backup solutions fail audits and how IT leaders use CHRONOS to archive compliantly, decommission legacy systems and cut license costs significantly.

The Compliance Trap: Why classic backups fail audits
Stop Cost Explosions: Free databases from legacy data & cut license costs
Legally Compliant in 4 Clicks: Self-service data access for departments – no IT support needed
3 Real-World Cases: BMW Group, KLS Martin, Schlecker

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The underestimated risk

Your backup is not an archive and that will cost you.

Many companies believe that classic backup solutions keep them on the safe side. But backups are neither tamper-proof nor audit-compliant and they do not meet the requirements of statutory retention obligations.

What happens at your next audit: Data cannot be reconstructed beyond doubt. By the time a regulatory request arrives, the gaps become visible – with potentially serious legal and financial consequences.

Performance Degradation

Every SQL query takes longer. Nobody remembers when the database last ran smoothly. The team waits, processes stall, frustration grows.

Exploding License Costs

The Oracle invoice keeps growing, not because you use more, but because your databases keep getting larger.

No Compliance Structures

One audit request is all it takes and chaos breaks out. Where is the data? Who can prove it? Evidence is missing that should have been routine.

Manual Processes as Bottlenecks

A department needs historical data? Contact IT, check backup, export, convert, release. Half a day of work – for a single file.

Paying for Unused Legacy Systems

Legacy systems are no longer in use but cost money every month – simply because they must keep running for legal reasons.

Missing Exit Strategies

Without a clear data strategy, the foundation for BSI C5 audits is missing – and companies remain locked into expensive platforms and cloud providers.

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What you'll take away

No theory paper – concrete answers drawn from 30+ years of archiving projects at corporations, mid-market companies and insolvency proceedings.

Backup ≠ Archiving

Why classic backups are not a revision-safe solution – and what that means when it really matters

Decommission Legacy Systems Safely

How outdated legacy systems threaten compliance and budgets – and how to shut them down cleanly

What Auditors Actually Check

Which evidence is required and why most companies cannot provide it when the time comes

Cut Costs by up to 90%

How to significantly reduce license and storage costs – through targeted data migration rather than upgrades

Self-Service for Departments

How business units can access data independently and compliantly – with no IT ticket required

3 Case Studies with Real Numbers

BMW Group, KLS Martin Group and Schlecker – with concrete savings figures and measurable outcomes

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Case Studies

Leading companies rely on CHRONOS

From serial production to insolvency wind-down – three real-world deployments with measurable results.

AUTOMOTIVE

BMW Group

Production operations generate enormous volumes of data that must remain available for many years for both legal and operational reasons. Database performance was suffering under data growth while storage costs were rising sharply. Using CHRONOS, approximately 3.75 million records per month are now archived in a revision-safe manner, fully integrated into the existing IT landscape without disrupting any running processes.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

KLS Martin Group

Multiple corporate mergers caused data volumes to grow without a unified archiving concept. Long-term data availability, legally compliant retention and software landscape consolidation all needed to be achieved simultaneously. Since 2021, CHRONOS has archived data from legacy systems – including former ELO and ERP platforms – in an open format that remains readable independently of any software vendor.

INSOLVENCY

Schlecker

After the 2012 insolvency of one of Europe's largest drugstore chains, more than 30 legacy databases and all IT systems had to be wound down cleanly. The insolvency administrators needed to ensure all relevant data remained legally accessible for tax authorities, pension funds and courts – without access to former employees. CSP implemented CHRONOS to archive seven legacy systems and securely store all emails and files, accessible via a central interface and VPN.

YOUR DECISION

Standing still or taking control.
The choice is yours.

WITHOUT CHRONOS

You carry on as before.

Backups do not fulfil retention obligations
Legacy systems continue to generate unnecessary costs
Departments remain dependent on IT
Compliance risks lurk in the background – until the audit
Database performance suffers as data volumes grow

WITH CHRONOS

You choose control & future-readiness.

Archive data compliantly – revision-safe & tamper-proof
Decommission legacy systems legally – economically sound
Empower departments with self-service data access
Full confidence with authorities, auditors & regulators
Over 300% ROI through license & storage savings