This presentation will address issues concerning the handling of complex data such as research data, multimedia content, e-learning content, and the use of repositories. At the University of Vienna an ecosystem for digital data preservation is set up and will be enlarged in the future. This ecosystem is the foundation for research data management and it is established as a central service. For this central services the FAIR principal (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability) are the main driver.