Data archival system and method

A method of archiving a data set provided by a set of data sources, comprising:

• determining an industry object model based on an industry of the data set, the industry object model including a set of industry objects representing entities or units of data within the industry;
• and
• generating an archive package for an archive time point by:
• for a data source of the set of data sources,
• determining archival data of the data source to be archived,
• transforming the archival data of the data source into a set of data source objects according to the industry objects of the industry object model, and
• storing, in the archive package, the set of data source objects for each data source.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium containing instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:

• determining an industry object model based on an industry of a data set provided by a set of data sources, the industry object model including a set of industry objects representing entities or units of data within the industry;
• generating an archive package for an archive time point by:
• for a data source of the set of data sources,
• determining archival data of the data source to be archived,
• transforming the archival data of the data source into a set of data source objects according to the industry objects of the industry object model, and
• storing, in the archive package, the set of data source objects for each data source;
• receiving a request to access the archive package based on an access criterion;
• and
• providing access to the archive package according to the access criterion.