Long-Term Retention (LTR) in Microsoft Dataverse offers a cost-effective way to archive inactive data while ensuring compliance and enabling seamless analytics. By compressing data up to 90%, LTR reduces storage costs and improves system performance without sacrificing access to historical insights. Unique :
Long-Term Retention (LTR): The Smart Way to Manage Storage and Compliance
If you’re drowning in data but worried about compliance and cost, Microsoft’s Long-Term Retention (LTR) is here to help. Designed for Dataverse and Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O), LTR archives rarely accessed data into cost-effective storage. This frees up your main databases while keeping data secure and accessible for audits or analytics.
What’s New with LTR?
LTR isn’t just about offloading old data. It treats archived info as a first-class citizen in your data ecosystem. Thanks to Microsoft Fabric’s OneLake Shortcuts and Azure Synapse Link, you can analyze live and archived data together—no copying or duplication needed.
“LTR ensures data remains secure, immutable, and compliant—at a fraction of the storage cost.”
In short, LTR helps you meet strict regulatory requirements while keeping your data lake smart and efficient.
Major Updates and Benefits
Here’s why LTR is a game-changer:
- Cost Savings: LTR compresses archived data by up to 80-90%, slashing storage costs dramatically.
- Compliance-Ready: Perfect for industries with long retention mandates like finance and healthcare.
- Analytics-Enabled: Archived data is still queryable for trend analysis, forecasting, and AI workloads.
For example, a leading finance enterprise cut storage costs by 90% by moving historical data to a managed data lake. Another company halved their data size, boosting system performance and cutting expenses.
When Should You Use LTR?
LTR shines when you need to:
- Keep compliance-driven data for years without bloating your active database.
- Run analytics on historical data without slowing down daily operations.
- Separate frequently accessed data from inactive records to improve system responsiveness.
“LTR allows organizations to move inactive, compliance-bound, or infrequently accessed data to a cost-optimized, read-only storage tier.”
Seamless Insights with OneLake and Synapse Link
Thanks to OneLake Shortcuts, you can query archived data directly in place—no need to duplicate or move it. Similarly, Synapse Link syncs retained data to your own data lake for custom analytics. This means your reports and dashboards can combine live and historical data effortlessly.
How to Get Started
Enabling LTR is straightforward. Microsoft provides detailed guides for Dataverse and Dynamics 365 F&O. Once set up, you can:
- Use Quick Find to search archived data within Dataverse instantly.
- Leverage OneLake shortcuts for integrated analytics without extra storage costs.
- Sync data with Synapse Link for advanced reporting and AI workloads.
Final Thoughts
Long-Term Retention is a must-have for enterprises battling growing data volumes and strict compliance rules. It cuts costs, improves system performance, and keeps your data ready for deep insights. As one tech leader put it:
“Archiving with LTR not only cuts storage costs but also improves overall system performance.”
Ready to optimize your data strategy? LTR offers a smart, cost-effective path to managing your data’s lifecycle while unlocking powerful analytics.
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