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Database to database
Move eligible historical data from a production database into a dedicated archive database while keeping the live application focused on active data.
DATACYCLIC PLATFORM
Archiving is only the beginning. Control the complete data lifecycle.
Move historical data out of expensive production systems, preserve it in a governed archive, keep it accessible when required and manage everything from retention and legal hold to restore and purge.
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DATACYCLIC Archive lifecycle
SOURCE SYSTEM Production data Active + historical information
ARCHIVE ↓
DATACYCLIC ENGINE Archive · Policy · Metadata
STORE ↓
ARCHIVE TARGET Database or storage Available when required
Browse Restore Retain Legal Hold Purge Audit
ONE PLATFORM. ONE LIFECYCLE.
Clear capabilities. One connected lifecycle.
Datacyclic is designed to manage what happens after data leaves the production application—not just the extraction process.
Connect → Archive → Store → Browse → Restore → Retain → Hold → Purge
01 — DATA ARCHIVING
Move historical data without disrupting the business.
Keep recent and active data in production while moving eligible historical information into a dedicated, governed archive.
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Database to low-cost storage
Extract historical data, store it efficiently as Parquet and retain it in customer-controlled object storage for long-term preservation.
LIVE APPLICATION
Production database
Active data Remains available to the application
Historical data Selected according to archive rules
DATACYCLIC → Archive eligible data
GOVERNED ARCHIVE
Historical information
✓ Archive metadata stored ✓ Schema information available ✓ Audit history recorded ✓ Data remains accessible
02 — ACCESS ARCHIVED DATA
Archived does not mean inaccessible.
Users can browse available archives, inspect stored information and understand what is available before deciding whether a restore is required.
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Browse archived datasets
Explore available archived tables and datasets from a centralized archive catalog.
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View archive metadata
Understand when and how information was archived and where it is stored.
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Inspect schema information
View the structure of archived information to help make sense of the data later.
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Export when required
Retrieve approved archived information for downstream use or review.
DATACYCLIC Archive Catalog
Search archive DATASET SOURCE STATUS
customer_history Postgres Available
transactions_2022 Oracle Available
orders_archive Postgres Retained
03 — RESTORE ON DEMAND
Restore exactly what the business needs.
Avoid unnecessary bulk recovery. Browse the archive and restore individual records, selected data, date ranges or complete datasets.
Restore specific data
Bring back only the records required instead of restoring an entire archive.
Restore a date range
Restore historical information for a selected period.
Restore a complete table
Restore a full archived table or dataset when required.
Restore everything
Restore the complete archived dataset for broader recovery needs.
ARCHIVED DATA Browse & select
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RESTORE TO Original or supported target database
04 — RETENTION & GOVERNANCE
Preserve what matters. Remove what no longer should remain.
Control how long information is preserved, protect it with legal hold when necessary and apply policy-driven purge at the appropriate time.
ARCHIVED → RETAIN → LEGAL HOLD → EXPIRY → PURGE
Retention policies
Define how long archived information must be preserved.
Legal hold
Protect data from purge while legal or regulatory requirements remain active.
Retention expiry
Identify information that has reached the end of its retention period.
Policy-driven purge
Remove eligible data according to configured policies and controls.
05 — ENTERPRISE SECURITY & ACCESS
Enterprise access without giving everyone the keys.
Integrate enterprise authentication and control exactly what each user or group can access across the Datacyclic platform.
AUTHENTICATION
Single Sign-On
Integrate with enterprise identity providers for centralized, controlled authentication.
AUTHORIZATION
Role-Based Access Control
Define permissions based on user responsibilities and control access to administration, operations and archived data.
Platform control
Manage the overall platform, users, roles and enterprise configuration.
Archive administration
Manage connections, archive jobs, policies and operational configuration.
Technical operations
Configure and support archive workloads within assigned permissions.
Controlled access
Browse and access approved archived information without administrative access.
MANAGEMENT ROLE / GROUP
Visibility without unnecessary operational access.
Give management teams visibility into archive growth, execution speed, operational trends, failures and overall archive health.
06 — ARCHIVE OPERATIONS DASHBOARD
Know exactly what is happening.
Track archive volume, execution speed, performance trends, job health and failures from one operational view.
DATACYCLIC OPERATIONS
Last 30 days Archive health overview
47.8 TB Total archived
1.8 GB/min Current speed
98.7% Successful jobs
3 Need attention
ARCHIVE SPEED TREND Performance is stable
Compare current throughput with previous archive periods and
identify increases or declines in archive speed.
JOB REQUIRES ATTENTION
Needs review Production archive job failed
WHAT HAPPENED
The archive process could not complete successfully.
POSSIBLE REASON
Connection, extraction or source-system resource availability may require review.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Review the job details, validate the source connection and retry after resolving the issue.
DATACYCLIC Audit History
Immutable activity record 07 — AUDIT HISTORY
Know what happened throughout the archive lifecycle.
Maintain an auditable history of important archive activity so teams can review operational actions and lifecycle events when required.
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Archive activity
Track archive execution and relevant job activity.
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Retention and legal hold activity
Review important lifecycle protection actions.
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Restore activity
Maintain visibility into archived information brought back for use.
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Purge activity
Record lifecycle actions taken when data becomes eligible for removal.
08 — APPLICATION RETIREMENT
Retire the application. Preserve the data.
When a legacy application becomes expensive to license, maintain and support, preserve the historical data separately and reduce dependency on the original application.
BEFORE
Legacy application stays alive
- High software licensing costs
- Infrastructure costs continue
- Specialist support remains necessary
- Historical data remains trapped
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DATACYCLIC Archive the data ↓ Retire the application AFTER
Historical data remains governed
- Historical data preserved
- Metadata and schema information available
- Retention and legal hold continue
- Data remains accessible when required
09 — DEPLOYMENT
Your data. Your infrastructure. Your control.
Datacyclic is designed around customer-controlled deployment and storage rather than a SaaS-only operating model.
Customer cloud
Deploy within a customer-controlled cloud environment using customer-managed infrastructure and storage.
On-premise
Deploy inside enterprise infrastructure, private cloud or customer-managed data centres.
Hybrid
Operate across cloud and on-premise environments based on enterprise requirements.
DATACYCLIC
Keep the data. Lose the unnecessary cost.
Archive historical information, keep it accessible, manage retention and legal hold, restore when required and reduce dependency on expensive production and legacy systems.
Archive Access Restore Retain Protect Audit