ECM Delivery Manager at a university with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 20
Nov 18, 2025
OpenText Information Archive is basically used for decommissioning purposes. When organizations would like to have access to all data, particularly during new content platform implementation, they usually migrate the active data that is still live in business. However, there might also be data that is not valid for live processes, but still needs to be kept as archiving. Keeping archived data in current solutions might be costly due to licensing and infrastructure expenses. Additionally, not many people have access to it. OpenText Information Archive is implemented to let those people access their historical content without keeping the original applications live, because they are not supported and are running on non-supported systems. The content is already static and not part of the live business, so there is no need to migrate it. This solution saves space, reduces cost, and keeps the data accessible.
CTO - SVP Products and Services at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Oct 11, 2022
The two main use cases are for sunsetting applications and keeping data when you don't want to pay the full licensing costs for the application. For example, for archival purposes, you may need to keep all that data where you have three accounting systems in your sunsetting from mergers and acquisitions. You can move this data into InfoArchive. Another use case is moving data out of large systems to make them manageable. So, if you have a large Oracle SAP implementation, you can move all the data from a certain period out of that system. It is still online and accessible for reporting and moving into InfoArchive.
File Archiving helps organizations store, manage, and retrieve large quantities of data efficiently. It enables secure data storage, ensuring compliance with legal and industry regulations while optimizing storage use.File Archiving solutions offer a structured approach to handle, preserve, and access both active and inactive data. These solutions support a range of file types and volumes, helping businesses maintain data integrity and meet compliance requirements. By implementing robust...
OpenText Information Archive is basically used for decommissioning purposes. When organizations would like to have access to all data, particularly during new content platform implementation, they usually migrate the active data that is still live in business. However, there might also be data that is not valid for live processes, but still needs to be kept as archiving. Keeping archived data in current solutions might be costly due to licensing and infrastructure expenses. Additionally, not many people have access to it. OpenText Information Archive is implemented to let those people access their historical content without keeping the original applications live, because they are not supported and are running on non-supported systems. The content is already static and not part of the live business, so there is no need to migrate it. This solution saves space, reduces cost, and keeps the data accessible.
The two main use cases are for sunsetting applications and keeping data when you don't want to pay the full licensing costs for the application. For example, for archival purposes, you may need to keep all that data where you have three accounting systems in your sunsetting from mergers and acquisitions. You can move this data into InfoArchive. Another use case is moving data out of large systems to make them manageable. So, if you have a large Oracle SAP implementation, you can move all the data from a certain period out of that system. It is still online and accessible for reporting and moving into InfoArchive.