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Bundesrechenzentrum GmbH boosts performance and slashes operational costs 98% time reduction for provisioning of new business services

"The IBM solution has equipped our company with the power and flexibility we need to meet current and future customer demands."Wolfgang Danzinger, Head of the Department of Infrastructure Shared Services, Bundesrechenzentrum GmbH30% cost savingdue to reduced energy consumptionLong-term savings by avoiding need to hire additional staff as demands riseComputer ServicesSolution componentsThe transformation: To add multiple new clients to its private cloud platform without driving up operational costs, cloud services provider Bundesrechenzentrum GmbH migrated mission-critical applications to a high-performance IBM Power Systems server platform creating cost-efficient headroom for business growth. HardwareIBM Power 750IBM Business PartnerHuemer iT Solution

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City of DresdenCuts costs for SAP applications by 30 percent by migrating to IBM DB2 database software The need:City of Dresden IT and Organization Services wanted to take advantage of the latest generation of SAP software, which requires Unicode support. Introducing Unicode tends to increase data volumes and storage costs, yet the department was also aiming to reduce the costs of running its SAP applications.

The solution: Working with IBM, City of Dresden IT and Organization Services migrated its SAP databases from Oracle to IBM DB2, running on IBM AIX on IBM Power servers, and migrated to Unicode. To improve performance and cut data volumes, the organization enabled IBM DB2 row and index compression features. The benefits:Reduced storage space for SAP databases by one third, achieving yearly cost savings of about 25 percent in the database environment. Improved backup times for SAP databases and enhanced both SAP and general application performance through the use of IBM DB2 compression features. Achieved time savings of up to 30 percent for release upgrades and substantially reduced downtime due to the simplicity of IBM DB2 upgrades. The optimal combination of IBM AIX, IBM DB2 and SAP applications requires almost no technical intervention to maintain performance. We are very happy with the rock-solid reliability of the new DB2 database solution. Andreas Jungnickel, Database Administrator, City of Dresden IT and Organization Services IMP14471-DEEN-01(April 2012)Solution components:IBM System p5 590, IBM eServer pSeries 650 IBM DB2 for LUW, IBM AIXIBM Software Group ServicesSAP ERP 7.0, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, SAP Solution ManagerLink


TSP12495-USEN-01ClarksReducing storage management time by 75 percent and downtime to zeroThe need:Clarks International, a global, UK-based shoe retailer, needed a storage solution that would step up to the significant year-on-year increases in data volumes resulting from rapid business growth. With the companys IT team forecasting that even greater capacity would be needed for upcoming projects, Clarks sought a change.

The solution:Clarks sought a storage system to augment its existing IBM tier one storage as well as replace older devices. The company deployed two full IBM XIV Storage Systems, synchronously mirrored for business continuity, at its two main data centers, later expanded with two additional IBM XIV Gen3 systems. Clarks has also implemented three IBM Power 770 servers to run the companys SAP development and production systems.The benefit:Cuts the companys storage cost per terabyte significantly.Reduces storage management time by 75 percent while keeping performance consistent.Achieves reliability with zero downtime.We estimate that we now spend 75 percent less time managing our storage systems. We no longer need to spend time on storage planning, or maintain maps showing where the data is stored; XIV handles all the complexity for us.

Andrew Felton, Infrastructure Support Manager at ClarksSolution components:IBM Power 770IBM XIV Storage System Gen3IBM XIV Storage System


Clnica Palermo Clnica Palermo Finds the right medicine for enhanced patient care The need: In a fast-paced hospital environment where every second counts, administrators at Clnica Palermo, Colombia, know that even minor delays or errors can have a major impact on patient care. Manual processes were too slow and included the risk of error, and administrative and operational expenses continued to grow. Clnica Palermo wanted to provide better, faster and more targeted healthcare services by improving its management of the patient care process.

The solution:Clnica Palermo worked with IBM Global Business Services and IBM Global Technology Services to redesign its business processes and implement best practices, relying on a comprehensive suite of SAP applications including SAP ERP, SAP Human Capital Management and SAP for Healthcare. The hospital migrated from its existing Sun Solaris environment to a resilient and powerful IBM BladeCenter H chassis, featuring IBM BladeCenter PS701 Express servers, and IBM System Storage DS8100.The benefits: Cut annual administration and operational costs by 15 percent.Eliminated manual processes.Optimized business processes, enabling staff to focus on service delivery and enhanced patient care.Thanks to the expertise and support provided by IBM and SAP, we have achieved our main goals: we can now focus on each patients individual needs and promote customized, accurate and reliable treatments. Carlos Gonzalez, SAP Manager, Clnica PalermoSPP03158-COEN-00Solution components:IBM BladeCenter PS701 Express, System Storage DS8100 , AIX, Global Business Services, Global Technology ServicesSAP ERP, SAP ERP HCM; SAP for HealthcareLink

CMBC captures greater banking market share with IBM and SAP

70 percentreduction of largest SAP database

The combination of SAP for Banking solutions on IBM Power Systems and DB2 technology offers us all the flexibility and resilience CMBC needs to go further, and deliver even better service.Zhen Shan Peng, IT Manager, China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.45 percentimprovement in system performanceAcceleratestime-to-market for new products and servicesBankingSolution componentsThe transformation: CMBC overhauled its core banking operations, deploying the SAP for Banking suite of solutions in one of the largest implementations of its kind in the banking industry. The SAP solutions run on robust IBM Power 780 servers, featuring the IBM AIX operating system and IBM DB2 database technology.Hardware IBM Power 780, IBM Power 750Software IBM AIX, IBM DB2, IBM PowerVM Applications SAP for Banking suite of solutions


Coca Cola Bottling Company ConsolidatedNeed

Faced severe business challenges:Rising cost of commodities & sharply higher fuel prices Cannot be allowed to impact consumersIdentify ways to cut its operating costs and increase profit margins, without sacrificing high quality

Solution

IBM Power Systems, AIXMigrate from Oracle to IBM DB2 10.5 with BLU AccelerationXIV StorageResultsDelivered operational cost savings of more than $1 million.Improved total compression by more than 57 percent.Improved processing times by 60 percent.Enabled reduction of 30 to 60 percent in transaction completion time.Coca Cola (YouTube, IBM.com, Case Study)Consumer ProductsWorlds largest bottling company gains outstanding performance, compression, and versatility with IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration on IBM Power Systems

Cofares protects market share while cutting costs HelpsCofares move faster on growth opportunitiesSupported by the IBM XIV Storage System, Cofares is now able to respond 20 percent more rapidly and reliably to our customers demands, even during the intense morning and evening peaks. Cristbal Delgado, Operations Manager, Cofares20 percent reduction in the time needed to respond to client requests

One third decrease in energy and maintenance costs PharmaceuticalsSolution componentsThe transformation: Pharmaceutical cooperative Cofares enhances customer satisfaction, brand image and market share by ensuring reliable and continuous services even at peak times with a resilient virtualized solution based on the IBM XIV Storage System. Hardware IBM XIV Storage System IBM Power 795, 750 and 730Software IBM AIX IBM DB2 Applications SAP ERP SAP NetWeaver Business WarehouseServices IBM Global Technology ServicesIBM Business PartnerICSTSP12762-WWEN-00


ColgateNeed

Develop a solution that would support the data explosion associated with business growth while keeping IT spending lean

Solution

IBM Power Systems & StorageAIX, DB2, SAN Volume ControllerBackup and recovery using TSMSAPResultsIBM DB2 compression technologies reduced Colgates database volumes by an average of 65 percentAllowing IT spend to stay stable for two yearsAvoiding spend on additional processor and disk storage capacity.

Colgate (Case Study)Consumer ProductsSupports continuing business growth with IBM and SAP


Constantia Hueck Folien provides SAP shared services for the whole Constantia Flexibles group with IBM POWER7 technology

Banking/GMU/LatviaBusiness challenge: Constantia Flexibles Group chose its subsidiary company, Constantia Hueck Folien, to act as the SAP Competence Center for the entire enterprise. As a result, the SAP environment managed by Constantia Hueck Folien more than doubled in size, from seven to fifteen SAP instances, and the company needed to find an infrastructure that could scale to meet its needs.Solution:The Constantia Hueck Folien IT team worked with PROFI, an IBM Premier Business Partner, to consolidate from three IBM POWER5 servers to just two new IBM Power 750 servers, each with two IBM POWER7 processors. The servers are clustered using IBM PowerHA to maximize availability, and use IBM PowerVM Live Partition Mobility to enable server maintenance without taking SAP systems offline. They connect to IBM System Storage N5300 disk systems, which act as a high-performance storage cluster.

Benefits: The new infrastructure is capable of supporting SAP for the whole Constantia Flexibles group, with headroom for future growth. Even though SAP workload will more than double, the introduction of energy-efficient IBM POWER7 processors has enabled a 33 percent reduction in physical server footprint saving electricity and space. POWER7 processors enable SAP applications to respond 50 percent faster, and batch processes run 25-30 percent faster, giving users rapid access to data. "The IBM Power Architecture has once again proved its value as a high-performance, highly available platform for SAP applications. We are confident that the Power 750 servers will give us the capacity we need to grow our business over the next two years and beyond."

- Bruno Sticht, Chief Information Officer at Constantia Hueck Folien GmbH & Co. KGConstantia Hueck Folien GmbH & Co. KG, Case Study, December 2010Solution components:Hardware: Power 750, Power Systems running AIX 6Software: PowerHA for AIX, AIX


Corporate Express Australia Limited Solves the challenges of growth with SAP and IBMThe need: Corporate Express Australia is a steadily-growing company, having acquired some 71 different businesses to date. Acquisition had led to a lack of consistent processes across the company. Corporate Express wanted to move from this environment and introduce a standardized set of company-wide procedures. The solution: Corporate Express mapped out an extensive business transformation project to deal with these challenges. As part of the initiative, the company engaged IBM Global Business Services to deploy a comprehensive suite of SAP ERP applications, as well as SAP Customer Relationship Management and SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence solutions. Two IBM Power Systems servers host databases for the SAP applications, which are housed on Cisco Unified Computing System servers.The benefit:Reduced the amount of backlogs in order processing system by 30 percent.Increased the average dollar value per invoice by three percent overall.Cut the number of transaction errors by approximately 16 percent. The IBM Global Business Services team provided us with the robust infrastructure that we can rely on to support the business as it continues to grow. Garry Whatley, Chief Information Officer at Corporate Express Australia LimitedGBP03071-AUEN-00Solution components:SAP ERP 6.0, SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence (BI) solutionsIBM Power 570IBM Global Business ServicesLink


COSCONeed

Reduce costsStandardize-optimize business processesUpdate infrastructure to support growth & diversification of its business

Solution

Consolidated & centralized operations to HQImplemented back-up and disaster recovery solutionsIBM Power Systems & DS8000 StorageAIX, DB2, DB2 HADR feature, Tivoli System Automation for Multi-platformsSAPIBM System x3850 ResultsMitigate business riskAble to cost-efficiently introduce:New offerings Increase revenuesAccess new markets

COSCO (Case Study)Surges into new markets with IBM and SAPTravel & Transportation


COSCOShipping giant surges into new markets with IBM and SAPThe need: COSCO wanted to stimulate business growth and boost its competitiveness against the backdrop of the worldwide economic slowdown. The group decided to diversify into the profitable door-to-door logistics market by acquiring and merging existing providers into the group. The acquisitions resulted in diverse and unwieldy financial systems, preventing the flow of performance information throughout the group.

The solution: COSCO Net (Beijing) Co., Ltd. implemented SAP ERP applications for finance at its datacenters in China, Europe, America and Japan consolidating COSCOs business operations to the company headquarters. To mitigate the business risk of an outage to its centralized systems, and to ensure strict regulatory compliance, COSCO Net deployed IBM DB2 for Linux, Unix and Windows with the high availability disaster recovery (HADR) feature. The benefits: Introduced new offerings, increased revenues and accessed new markets cost-efficiently.Enabled high availability for the groups mission-critical centralized systems.Supported growth and enhanced competitiveness in challenging economic conditions.By centralizing its international operations with solutions from IBM and SAP, COSCO has gained the ability to extend its operations into profitable new markets. Yongqi Liu, Deputy Director at the Data Network Management Centre, COSCO Net (Beijing) Co., LtdSPP03169-CNEN-00Solution components:IBM Power Systems servers, System x3850 X5, System Storage DS8000, AIX, DB2, Tivoli System Automation for MultiplatformsSAP ERP, FI, CRM, SCM, SAP NetWeaver Business WarehouseLink

Data One Accelerating client service and cutting energy costs by 40 percentProvidesa single point of control for all servers, storage and networking.

"The PureFlex solution allows us to respond faster and at lower cost to new client requirements."Laurent Paris, IT Director, Data One

Acceleratesresponses to new client requirements.>40% reductionin electricity costs thanks to extreme efficiency of IBM solutionWholesale Distribution & ServicesSolution componentsThe transformation: Data One now enjoys greater scalability, flexibility and speed of response to requests from clients, and can respond at lower cost. The speed of provisioning new virtual servers has increased dramatically, and what previously required the coordinated effort of three different people can now be handled by a single person.

IBM PureFlex SystemIBM Storwize V7000IBM CognosIBM Business Partner EricaSAP ERPWAP12573-WWEN-00 external +BP


DHL Global Forwarding DHL Global Forwarding gains a single view for global sales and customersThe need:DHL Global Forwarding found that rapid growth through acquisition resulted in multiple sales and customer management systems. As customer data was stored on isolated systems, sales efforts would often be duplicated by separate teams. With fragmented information systems, the company sometimes struggled to understand and maximize its opportunities, measure sales effectiveness and improve sales efficiency.

The solution: DHL Global Forwarding chose SAP Customer Relationship Management and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse solutions for its global sales divisions. In partnership with IBM Global Business Services, the company rolled out standard systems and processes to around 4,000 employees in almost 100 countries, four months ahead of schedule. The solution supports opportunity, campaign, and sales performance management, integrated with analytics, email and document management.The benefits: Creates a single, centralized customer view, eliminating duplicates and errors, and reducing sales administration costs.Provides metrics for campaigns and opportunity-to-win conversion, which allows efficiency to be measured and improved. Enables integrated marketing campaigns based on standard, measurable processes, helping to improve sales effectiveness.IBM Global Business Services and SAP played a key role in FrontRunners successful rollout, and the strategic partnership has created a strong foundation for the next steps in DGFs customer service journey. Frank Schler, Program Manager, FrontRunner, DHL Global ForwardingSPP03190-WWEN-00Solution components:IBM Global Business ServicesIBM FileNetSAP NetWeaver Business WarehouseLink

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DHL Global Forwarding gains a single view for global sales and customersCreatesa single customer view, eliminating duplicates and errors, and reducing administration costs. Provides metrics for campaigns and conversion, which allows efficiency to be measured and improved. Enables integrated marketing campaigns based on standard, measurable processes, helping to improve sales effectiveness.

Solution ComponentsSAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse IBM Global Business Services

Business challenge: Rapid growth through acquisition resulted in multiple, separate sales and customer management systems at DHL Global Forwarding, and the company sometimes struggled to maximize its opportunities.

The solution: Deployed SAP Customer Relationship Management and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse solutions, working with IBM Global Business Services, serving some 4,000 users, four months ahead of schedule.

IBM Global Business Services and SAP played a key role in FrontRunners successful rollout, and the strategic partnership has created a strong foundation for the next steps in DGFs customer service journey.Frank Schler, Program Manager, FrontRunner, DHL Global ForwardingAugust 2013 2013 IBM CorporationLink


Group of companies EFES in Russia Manages massive business expansion with SAP and IBM The need:Group of companies EFES in Russia has been growing exponentially in Russia with mergers and acquisitions of breweries and plants throughout five regions in the country. As the company grew, it also wanted to create business efficiencies by streamlining business critical activities, including sales, inventory management and logistics. This led to a significant increase on system load and users, and required a robust application and hardware platform.

The solution: The company upgraded its IBM Power Systems environment, selecting two IBM Power 750 servers with IBM POWER7 processors, and four IBM Power 550 servers with IBM POWER6 processors. These host virtualized database and application servers for SAP ERP systems, SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM), SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM), SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse analytics and SAP NetWeaver Portal.The benefits: Offers a robust, secure and highly scalable solution. Provided the technology required to meet the companys ambitious business goals and aggressive expansion. By running the SAP software completely on the IBM Power Systems platform, we benefit from the excellent integration of all the different components: the hardware, the AIX operating system and the DB2 database. Dmitry Dmitrakov, Head of the IT Infrastructure Management Department, EFES SPP03118-RUEN-00Solution components:IBM Power 750, Power 550, System Storage DS5100IBM DB2 for LUW, AIX, PowerVM, PowerHA, Tivoli Storage ManagerSAP ERP, CRM, SCM, NetWeaver Business Warehouse, NetWeaver Portal Link


Ernstings Family is a retailer with more than 1700 stores in Germany & Austria EHG Service GmbH needed an infrastructure to support analytics for timely decisions of what is selling.20% of products are standard; 80% change with season, new styles, etc.EHG Service GmbH Infrastructure:Production, BI, & DR workloads split across Power 795 & 595 running IBM i 7.1PowerHA, DS8870 with Easy Tier, SSDs, Metro mirror SAP ERP, Warehouse Management, BIWebsphere Commerce

Each days P.O.S. data from all stores & the internet is available the next day for analytics and logistics Solution is responsive & scalable for normal, seasonal, and promotional transaction & analytics volumes & requirements Available 24 X 7Managed by 2.5 people; with no unplanned downtimeEHG Service GmbH provides infrastructure allowing decision makers to analyze daily sales data and keep the right inventory available on the shelvesBeing able to collect, upload, & transform large amounts of daily sales data from all the stores, and make it available to support analytics, logistics, and quick accurate decisions is critical to the business.Ulrich Schulte, CIO, EHG Service GmbH


Engine InformticaOffering SAP software as a service with IBMThe need: Brazil-based Engine Informtica specializes in the implementation of SAP ERP solutions. The company realized that small and medium companies represented an untapped market, and the company wanted to find a way to offer SAP services for this sector at attractive price points. One key challenge was to reduce or eliminate the capital expenditures and implementation costs as far as possible, to help reduce the barriers to entry. The solution: Working with IBM Global Technology Services, Engine Informtica created a fully hosted solution with capacity for 600 concurrent SAP users, hosted on two IBM Power 550 servers connected to an IBM System Storage DS5000. The systems are hosted in an IBM Global Delivery Center managed by IBM Global Technology Services, which also provides resiliency services for the new solution.The benefits: Cut overhead costs for a 600-user SAP solution by 50 percentOpened up new markets with SAP software available at commercially attractive price points per user, with no capital expenditure required Mission-critical service reliability available through shared service, at a fraction of the price of an in-house or on-premise systemWith Engine Informticas IBM SaaS solution, the cost and complexity of running a fully-fledged SAP system has been dramatically reduced. Marcelo Italiano, Partner and Director of SAP operations, Engine InformticaSPP03120-BREN-03Solution components:IBM Power 550 Express, IBM System Storage DS5000IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM AIX, IBM PowerHAIBM Global Technology ServicesSAP ERP, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, SAP Solution Manager

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EURONICS solves growth challenges and cuts costs with SAP and IBMCutsstorage requirements by 80 percentAccelerates backup times by 10 percentAvoidsper-hour downtime costs of 50,000

Solution ComponentsSAP for Retail including SAP ERPSAP NetWeaver Business WarehouseSAP Process IntegrationSAP Solution ManagerIBM Power 770 and 740IBM XIVIBM PowerHA and PowerVM

LinkBusiness challenge: The highly successful growth strategy at European retail company EURONICS was leading to increased data volumes, which in turn affected its SAP application performance and storage complexity.

The solution: EURONICS chose to implement virtualized solutions based on IBM XIV Storage Systems and IBM SAN Volume Controller, supporting SAP and other business-critical solutions running on IBM Power 770 servers and IBM AIX. It also deployed a comprehensive backup system powered by IBM Power 740 servers, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software and IBM tape storage.

IBM and SAP support us in our ambitious business strategy, and we are confident that together we can further streamline our processes and expand our leading position in the market.Ulrich Mller, Head of IT and Organization, EURONICS 2013 IBM Corporation


Farmacol S.A. Business challenge: After recently acquiring a few smaller pharmaceutical distributors, Farmacol S.A. needed to expand its core central applications. Although its previous environment consisted of Hewlett-Packard Itanium servers, the company opened the business to bids to help it gain a more dynamic, scalable infrastructure to assist with reducing costs and increasing scalability for the future.Solution:Farmacol S.A. chose to work with IBM on a new infrastructure that would provide better performance, virtualization and scalability for the future. Working closely with IBM Global Technology Services - Integrated Technology Services, Farmacol S.A. installed two IBM Power 750 Express servers running the IBM AIX V6 operating system in conjunction with IBM AIX Standard Edition and IBM PowerVM Standard Edition software. Additionally, one IBM System Storage DS5100 device was installed for distribution management.Benefits: Realizes a new infrastructure that provides improved performance, virtualization and scalability. Provides correct operation of the infrastructure designMaintenance and technical support helps with quick response and repair times in case of any failures. Helped the client reduce costs and improve its total cost of ownershipSystem Storage DS5100 device translates into improved distribution management. A wholesale and distribution company in Poland realizes improved performance, virtualization and scalability when it works with IBM Global Technology Services - Integrated Technology Services to provide a new infrastructure consisting of IBM Power 750 Express servers running the IBM AIX V6 operating system in conjunction with IBM AIX Standard Edition and IBM PowerVM Standard Edition software and an IBM System Storage DS5100 device with maintenance services provided by IBM Global Technology Services - maintenance and technical support Life Sciences, Wholesale Distribution & Services/GMU/Central and Eastern Europe GMTSolution components:Hardware:Power Systems: Power 750 Express; Power Systems running AIX 6 Storage - Disk: Storage: DS5100 Software:STG Systems Software: PowerVM Standard Edition

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Foodstuffs South Island Cuts costs, boosts business performance with IBM and SAP The need: Foodstuffs South Island, a retail cooperative in New Zealand, provides sales and marketing information to hundreds of retailers to help them tune their business performance. With a production database of 10 TB, the company was struggling to provide acceptable query performance, and daily backups had to be abandoned as they simply took too long.The solution: Foodstuffs South Island implemented a comprehensive solution at its datacenter in Christchurch, centred around the IBM XIV Storage System. IBM DB2 was selected as a database platform. SAP BW Accelerator extends the capabilities of Foodstuffs South Islands existing SAP NetWeaver BW application and is delivered pre-integrated and ready to run on an IBM BladeCenter system. Finally, a new IBM Power 750 Express server hosts several SAP applications.The benefits: Drastically shrank the size of its SAP BW database from 10 TB down to 2TB, an 80 percent saving. Using DB2 Near-Line Storage for SAP NetWeaver BW, the IT team has been able to move older company data onto less costly storage, at a savings of 266 percent. Backup and recovery capabilities have been greatly enhanced, with the database now taking five hours to fully back up, instead of an entire day.The combination of the IBM Systems solution for SAP NetWeaver BW and the compression and near-line storage capabilities of IBM DB2 are delivering hugely increased analytics performance. Gordon McCoy, Business Systems Manager, Foodstuffs South IslandREP03043-NZEN-00Solution components:SAP ERP, SAP CRM, SAP NetWeaver BW AcceleratorIBM DB2, IBM Power 750 Express, IBM BladeCenter system,IBM XIV Storage System, IBM Systems solution for SAP NetWeaver BW Link

Freescale climbs into the cloud and cuts IT costs by around 20 percent with IBM and SAPHelpsFreescale react faster to changing conditions and demandMoving to IBM SmartCloud for SAP Applications has reduced the total cost of operation for our SAP ERP landscape by approximately 20 percent annually. Jerry McClean, IT Director Enterprise Resource Planning, Freescale

20 percentTCO savings for SAP ERP applications

Supportsmore efficient business expansionElectronicsSolution componentsThe transformation: Freescale migrated its global SAP ERP instance from a dedicated hardware environment to the IBM SmartCloud for SAP Applications platform, working with IBM Global Technology Services to complete the move in just eight hours. Hardware IBM SmartCloud for SAP ApplicationsSoftware IBM AIX IBM DB2 Services IBM Global Technology ServicesApplications SAP ERPSPP03201-WWEN-00


Golden Eagle Retail Group LimitedExploiting deep customer insight to drive growth with help from IBM and SAPThe need:Golden Eagle Retail Group wanted to drive business growth by increasing sales from its VIP customer base, which contributes 58 percent of the groups total sales. The Group first needed to gain a deeper understanding of VIP customer demand. This would enable it to rapidly identify popular product lines based on hard data rather than gut feeling, and adjust its supplier contracts to build up stock quickly. The solution: Golden Eagle Retail Group refreshed its business processes based on best practices for the retail industry and implemented SAP ERP applications to integrate sales, finance and supplier contract management processes. Next, the group deployed SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse software. Using sales data from the SAP ERP applications, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse software enables accurate forecasting of VIP customer demand in real time. The benefits: Enables the group to rapidly identify the most popular products with VIP customers in each region, and adjust supplier contracts to ensure that stock is rapidly available to meet demand.Predicted to help drive increased VIP customer sales and reduce the threat of losing sales to competitors.Facilitates future business expansion by automating 80 percent of the groups financial processes.SAP and IBM Global Business Services has helped transform our business into a fast and flexible enterprise.

IT Director, Golden Eagle Retail Group LimitedSPP03187-CNEN-00Solution components:SAP ERP; SAP BusinessObjects; SAP NetWeaver Business WarehouseIBM Power 770IBM Global Business Services and IBM Global Technology Services Link


Golden Eagle Retail Group uses deep customer insight to drive growthEnables the group to identify the most popular products in each region, and adjust stock to meet demandPredicts VIP customer sales increase Facilitatesbusiness expansion by automating financial processes by 80 percent

Solution ComponentsSAP ERP; SAP BusinessObjectsIBM Power 770

Link Business challenge: Leading department store chain Golden Eagle Retail Group wanted to drive business growth in its VIP customer base but poor understanding of future demand and an overstretched finance department limited the groups customer insight capabilities.

The solution: Golden Eagle Retail Group integrated and automated its financial processes with SAP ERP applications, and deployed SAP NetWeaver business intelligence solutions to deliver accurate demand forecasting based on real-time sales data.

SAP and IBM Global Business Services has helped transform our business into a fast and flexible enterprise.IT Director, Golden Eagle Retail Group LimitedJuly 2013 2013 IBM Corporation


Group Mannheimer Versicherungen reduces operational costs by 30 percent with SAP and IBM Business challenge: Insurance group Mannheimer relied on SAP applications to run its core business operations. Older HP servers were unable to support new SAP applications, and migration to the Unicode standard would require investment in additional physical servers. Poor dialog response performance and slow report generation caused user complaints, while maintenance and license costs continued to rise.

Solution:Migrated from HP servers running SAP applications and Oracle databases in the Microsoft Windows Server environment to IBM infrastructure. SAP ERP applications, DB2 and other in-house and business intelligence applications run in multiple virtual servers on IBM Power 570 servers running AIX and the Unicode standard. Deployed IBM System Storage DS4800 systems to rationalize and consolidate the data storage landscape.

Benefits: Migration to IBM Power Systems and DB2 has reduced operational costs by around 30 percent a year. Business reports that took 20 minutes to generate are now produced in three minutes. SAP application dialog step response times and batch run times have decreased by a factor of five. IBM DB2 Deep Compression for data and indexes has reduced total data storage requirements by an average of from 40 to over 60 percent.Solution components:Hardware: Power 570, Power Systems, Storage: DS4800Software: AIX, Tivoli Storage Manager, DB2 for Linux, UNIX and WindowsOperating system: AIX The HP and Oracle solution was incurring high maintenance costs and significant annual license fees. The migration to IBM Power Systems and DB2 has saved around 30 percent a year, and the solution is priced as a complete hardware, maintenance and license package for five years, offering budget predictability for Mannheimer. - Norbert Koch, Managing Director of IMDGroup Mannheimer Versicherungen, Case Study, November 2010. HP winInsurance/NE Europe IOT/Germany


Gruppo AvernaSolves growth challenges of American and Asian expansion The need:Having successfully expanded its operations in Europe, liquor and sweets distributor Gruppo Averna looked to take the next step in growing its business by moving into new markets in the USA and Asia. Senior management knew that business insight and understanding would form an essential part of the project, and planned to extend its SAP solutions to support the new ventures.

The solution: The company migrated its SAP applications including a business-critical order management solution and Lotus Notes applications onto an IBM PureFlex System solution, running multiple operating systems. The solution combines compute, storage, networking, virtualization and management in a single solution, to deliver enhanced simplicity, cost-effectiveness and workload optimization.The benefits: Enabled the company to reach new markets by consolidating key applications from disparate systems to a unified solution.Increased performance of applications by up to 200 percent, and customer service applications and reporting by 100 percent. Cut energy and cooling costs by 30 percent.By running SAP applications on PureFlex, the overall SAP application performance has increased up to 200 percent. Letterio Iachetta, IT Systems Administrator, Gruppo AvernaSPP03188-WWEN-00Solution components:IBM PureFlex SystemSAP ERP (Financials, MM, PP, QM, S&D), SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, SAP NetWeaver Process IntegrationIBM Business Partner Elmi Software S.r.l.Link

Gruppo Averna solves growth challenges of American and Asian expansionEnablesthe company to reach new marketsIncreases application performance by up to 200 percentCutsenergy and cooling costs by 30 percent

Solution ComponentsSAP ERP, SAP NetWeaver BW and PIIBM PureFlex SystemIBM Business Partner Elmi Software Palermo

Link Business challenge: To reach out to markets in the USA and Asia, Gruppo Averna knew that its SAP solutions would be needed 24/7 in new time zones. Without this capability, Averna could miss out on valuable new business.

The solution: Gruppo Averna chose to migrate to an integrated, easy-to-manage IBM PureFlex System offering, able to offer continuous availability, greater system performance and reduced operational costs.

By running SAP applications on PureFlex, the overall SAP application performance has increased by up to 200 percent, enabling real-time data provision on stocks, goods and warehouse management.Letterio Iachetta, IT Systems Administrator, Gruppo AvernaJuly 2013 2013 IBM Corporation


GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited Capitalizes on Indias infrastructure boom with IBM and SAPThe need:As GVK scaled up operations to meet the demands of a booming economy, this infrastructure developer sought a more efficient way to manage new projects, and to run existing companies more productively and cost-effectively.

The solution: GVK partnered with IBM Global Business Services to bring its extensive range of operating companies onto an integrated suite of SAP ERP applications, supported by IBM Power 740 Express servers, running the IBM AIX operating system and IBM DB2 database software.The benefits: Expected to accelerate the time taken to get new infrastructure development projects up and running by as much as 45 percent. Reduces the time taken to close month-end financial processes by as much as 50 percent, from seven to ten days to between three to five days.Provides the company with access to real-time, online reports for project planning, helping to keep a tight control on project timelines and costs and reducing the likelihood of costly project overruns. With IBM and SAP supporting more efficient, integrated operations, we are fully confident that we will be able to meet whatever challenges and changes the market holds Srinivas Sagi, Vice President of IT and Business Process Management, GVKSPP03180-INEN-00Solution components:IBM AIX 6.1, IBM DB2 9.7, IBM Global Business Services, IBM Power 740, IBM Storwize V7000, IBM Tivoli Storage ManagerSAP ERP 6.0, SAP Document Management System, SAP Project SystemLink


GVK capitalizes on Indias infrastructure boom with IBM and SAPReducestime taken to set up new projects by 45 percent.

Cuts month-end closing by more than 50 percent.

Providesaccess to real-time reports for project planning.

Solution Components

IBM AIX 6.1, IBM DB2 9.7, IBM Global Business Services, IBM Power 740, IBM Storwize V7000, IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library, IBM Tivoli Storage ManagerSAP ERP 6.0, SAP Document Management System, SAP Project System

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Business challenge: As GVK scaled up operations to meet the demands of a booming economy, this infrastructure developer sought a more efficient way to manage projects, and to run companies more productively and cost-effectively.

The solution: GVK partnered with IBM Global Business Services to bring its extensive range of operating companies onto an integrated suite of SAP ERP applications, supported by IBM Power 740 Express servers, running the IBM AIX operating system and IBM DB2 database software.

With IBM and SAP supporting more efficient, integrated operations, we are fully confident that we will be able to meet whatever challenges and changes the market holds.Srinivas Sagi, Vice President of IT and Business Process Management, GVKApril 2013 2013 IBM Corporation


Hindustan Motors Limited: increases performance by 75 percent with IBM and SAPThe need:Indian car manufacturer Hindustan Motors Limited experienced a pain point when its legacy SAP platform began to experience storage bottlenecks, meaning it could take up to two minutes to access the system at peak times and preventing the company from processing orders fast enough to meet its business goals. In order to address this issue, Hindustan Motors needed to refresh its legacy HP infrastructure.The solution:Hindustan Motors implemented IBM Power 520 Express and IBM System x3650 servers running IBM AIX connected to an IBM System Storage DS4700. Storage is managed by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, and an IBM TS3200 Tape Library ensures all of the companys mission-critical data is backed up. After the migration, SAP ERP was upgraded to version 6.0.The benefits:Cut SAP access times by 75 percent, streamlining the workflow process and increasing operational efficiency by around 40 percent.Compressed data by 40 percent with IBM DB2, reducing both database size and the need to spend on additional hardware.Shrunk backup window by one hour, improving data security and freeing IT personnel to focus on more valuable maintenance and development tasks.DB2 is extremely easy to manage, and together with the improved performance weve gained from the IBM solution, weve managed to shorten our required backup window by one hour. Mr Vijayakrishna, Senior IT Manager, Hindustan Motors LimitedSolution components:SAP ERP Central Component 6.0IBM System x3650IBM Power 520 ExpressIBM System Storage DS4700IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape LibraryIBM DB2IBM Tivoli Storage ManagerIBM AIX

LinkHindustan Motors Limited is an Indian automaker producing both its own models and premium passenger cars under licence from the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation of Japan.


HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.Implementing a robust SAP platform to establish a single tool for planning and budgeting The need: HDFC Standard Life Insurance had disparate IT systems that hindered efficient information management. Further, it had to manually generate management information system (MIS) reports. It also lacked a single version of the truth for its MIS reports. The company needed a solution that would automate its IT systems and enhance its ability to manage information.The solution:The client engaged IBM Global Business Services Application Innovation Services to implement a platform based on SAP Business Warehouse, SAP BusinessObjects and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation software modules. During the implementation, the IBM team staged and stored summarized data for reporting purposes from several disparate data points. The benefits: Reduced manual efforts for preparing and circulating MIS reportsGained one version of the truth for its MIS reportsAchieved the ability to plan at the branch level within a single SAP systemThe IBM Application Innovation Services team helped us reduce manual efforts when generating MIS reports and to gain online report access. Name, title, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Solution components:IBM Global Business Services Application Innovation ServicesIBM Global Alliance Solutions: SAP


HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.Need

Lack of insight into product performance and consumption patterns was putting company at risk of growing market share.A single version of the truth for its MIS reports which were being generated manually

Solution

Data warehousing and analytics using SAP Business Warehouse, SAP Business Objects and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation software modules20 Power Systems for production & 12 for High availability ResultsImproved the quality of MIS reports by 60 to 70 percent & cut errors by 80 percent.Enhanced insight into business data enabling the company to detect market trends and develop targeted productsReduced manual efforts for preparing and circulating MIS reportsGained one version of the truth for its MIS reportsAchieved the ability to plan at the branch level within a single SAP system

HDFC (Case Study)InsuranceBoosts insight into market trends and customer behavior with IBM and SAP. Implementing a robust platform to establish a single tool for planning and budgeting


Hindustan Motors Limited Increasing performance by 75 percent with IBM and SAPThe need: Indian car manufacturer Hindustan Motors Limited experienced a pain point when its legacy SAP platform began to experience storage bottlenecks, meaning it could take up to two minutes to access the system at peak times and preventing the company from processing orders fast enough to meet its business goals. In order to address this issue, Hindustan Motors needed to refresh its legacy HP infrastructure.The solution: Hindustan Motors implemented IBM Power 520 Express and IBM System x3650 servers running IBM AIX connected to an IBM System Storage DS4700. Storage is managed by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, and an IBM TS3200 Tape Library ensures all of the companys mission-critical data is backed up. After the migration, SAP ERP was upgraded to version 6.0.The benefits: Cut SAP access times by 75 percent, streamlining the workflow process and increasing operational efficiency by around 40 percent.Compressed data by 40 percent with IBM DB2, reducing both database size and the need to spend on additional hardware.Shrunk backup window by one hour, improving data security and freeing IT personnel to focus on more valuable maintenance and development tasks.DB2 is extremely easy to manage, and together with the improved performance weve gained from the IBM solution, weve managed to shorten our required backup window by one hour.

Mr Vijayakrishna, Senior IT Manager, Hindustan Motors LimitedSPP03115-INEN-00Solution components:SAP ERP Central Component 6.0IBM System x3650IBM DB2IBM AIXIBM Tivoli Storage Manager

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Honda Motorcycle and Scooter IndiaKick-starts its SAP refresh with IBM the sweet spot for business control with SAP and IBM The need: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India had previously deployed its SAP ERP software with an Oracle database running on a HP server landscape. However, this legacy system did not provide the company with its desired level of availability, performance and data security. As a result, many of its staff had to work beyond normal office hours to get their work done. The company wanted to upgrade its SAP software and refresh its legacy hardware to increase the visibility of its business processes, improve efficiency, and lower costs.

The solution: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India implemented a new hardware landscape comprising IBM Power Systems servers running IBM AIX version 6.1. Data is backed up to an IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library using Veritas Enterprise Backup services. The company migrated its SAP data from an Oracle database to IBM DB2 version 9.5, and upgraded its SAP software from SAP R/3 Enterprise to SAP ERP Central Component.The benefits:Decreased the companys database administration workload by 25 percent.IBM technology and upgrading to the latest version of SAP has enabled HMSI to improve its application performance by 40 percent.Using SAP together with DB2, increased performance and compressed database by 50 percent. With IBM DB2 and SAP ERP Central Component, weve gained the high reliability and security we wanted. Sudhansu MaharanaDepartment Head of the Strategic Information SystemHonda Motorcycle and Scooter IndiaSPP03125-INEN-01Solution components:IBM Power Systems servers, IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library, IBM DB2, IBM AIXSAP ERP ECC, SAP ERP HCM, SAP Database Administrator CockpitLink


itelligence AGDemonstrates real-time business advantages of SAP HANA and IBM Systems solutionsThe need: IBM and SAP Business Partner itelligence frequently receives requests to create solutions to enable customers to analyze huge quantities of data, delivering actionable information at high speed.

The solution: itelligence recommends and deploys the IBM Systems solution for SAP HANA, which increases performance of common financial and business warehouse reports on average by more than 90 percent. itelligence runs multiple IBM Systems solutions for SAP HANA in various sizes and configurations at its datacenters, with several solutions being used in production and many for customer test drives.

The benefits: Helped itelligence clients to maximize their margins through super-fast availability of sales, inventory and financial data.Improved stock turns.Enhanced business performance.Accelerated complex planning by 66 percent, reducing planning time from 35 to just 12 hours.

Thanks to our IBM Systems solution for SAP HANA on IBM System x, we can offer our customers high-performance and highly available service to meet their business goals. Dr. Luke Winckelmann, Lead SAP HANA Expert and Customer Service Manager, itelligence AGSPP03161-DEEN-00Solution components:IBM BladeCenter HS22, Power Systems, System x 3950 X5, System x3690 X5, System x3650, AIX, DB2, GPFS, PowerHASAP HANA, ERP, NetWeaver BW, ERP HCM, CRM, NetWeaver PI, Solution ManagerLink


IBM SAP Alliance International Rectifier: optimizes business-critical SAP solutions with IBM high availability technologyInternational Rectifier, headquartered in El Segundo in California, USA, is a world leader in advanced power management technology.

The need:Many leading electronics manufacturers rely on International Rectifier power management technology to drive their products. To avoid losing business to competitors, the company must provide its customers with great-value products, delivered quickly. International Rectifier recognized that it could cut operational costs and speed up deliveries by fine-tuning complex supply chain and logistics processes.

The solution:To achieve these aims, the company chose to standardize its global operations on an integrated suite of SAP applications, including SAP Supply Chain Management, featuring SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization and SAP liveCache. The SAP solutions are supported by leading IBM technology, including IBM Power Systems servers and IBM DB2 High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) for business continuity.

The benefits:Provides a unified view of global operations, delivering the insight needed to reduce operational costs and to support more strategic decision-making.Enables International Rectifier to deliver products to its customers more quickly.Reduces disruption to manufacturing through improved planning, which boosts efficiency and cuts wastage.We are very satisfied with our comprehensive IBM and SAP solution. Together we implemented a highly reliable solution that is easy to manage, scalable and well supported by IBM and SAP.

Suhas Narayan, Operations Manager, International RectifierSolution components:IBM Power 770, Power 570, System Storage DS5300, Storwize V7000, PowerHA, PowerVM, DB2, AIX, Tivoli System Automation, FlashCopySAP ERP, CRM, NetWeaver BW, NetWeaver PI, BusinessObjects, SCM, APO, liveCacheMarch 2013Link


International RectifierNeed

Increase business resilience, reduce riskCut operational costsEnhance information availabilityIntroduce enterprise-wide business analyticsOptimize global logistics

Solution

Power 770 & 570AIX, PowerHA, PowerVM, DB2,Tivoli System Automation, FlashCopySystem Storage DS5300, Storwize V7000SAP ERP, CRM, NetWeaver BW, NetWeaver PI, BusinessObjects, SCM, APO, liveCache

ResultsProvides a unified view of global operations, delivering the insight needed to reduce operational costs and to support more strategic decision-making.Enables International Rectifier to deliver products to its customers more quickly.Reduces disruption to manufacturing through improved planning, which boosts efficiency and cuts wastage.

International Rectifier (Case Study)ManufacturingOptimizes business-critical SAP solutions with IBM high availability technology


International RectifierOptimizes business-critical SAP solutions with IBM high availability technologyThe need: Many leading electronics manufacturers rely on International Rectifier power management technology to drive their products. To avoid losing business to competitors, the company must provide its customers with great-value products, delivered quickly. International Rectifier recognized that it could cut operational costs and speed up deliveries by fine-tuning complex supply chain and logistics processes.The solution: To achieve these aims, the company chose to standardize its global operations on an integrated suite of SAP applications, including SAP Supply Chain Management, featuring SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization and SAP liveCache. The SAP solutions are supported by leading IBM technology, including IBM Power Systems servers and IBM DB2 High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) for business continuity. The benefits: Provides a unified view of global operations, delivering the insight needed to reduce operational costs and to support more strategic decision-making.Enables International Rectifier to deliver products to its customers more quickly.Reduces disruption to manufacturing through improved planning, which boosts efficiency and cuts wastage.We are very satisfied with our comprehensive IBM and SAP solution. Together we implemented a highly reliable solution that is easy to manage, scalable and well supported by IBM and SAP. Suhas Narayan, Operations Manager, International RectifierSPP03165-USEN-00Solution components:IBM Power 770, Power 570, System Storage DS5300, Storwize V7000, PowerHA, PowerVM, DB2, AIX, Tivoli System Automation, FlashCopySAP ERP, CRM, NetWeaver BW, NetWeaver PI, BusinessObjects, SCM, APO, liveCacheLink


IT-InformatikBoosts competitiveness, cuts operating costs by 50 percentThe need: To compete with larger companies, medium-sized IT services provider IT-Informatik in Germany focuses on service quality and application performance. To keep its operational costs low, the company looked to grow its SAP application hosting capabilities without hiring extra IT staff. To do so, IT-Informatik needed IT solutions that require little administration and offer excellent performance for its customers.

The solution: To address these challenges, IT-Informatik chose a full virtualization strategy, based on IBM PowerLinux servers with IBM PowerVM virtualization and Live Partition Mobility, to manage its SAP hosting services.The benefits: Slashed IT operational costs by more than 50 percent Enabled IT-Informatik to set up new customer environments 80 percent faster. Reduced time spent on storage administration by two hours per week.Permitted business growth without the need for more IT staff.The close collaboration between IBM and SAP proved to be excellent, and the new solution was implemented quickly and reliably. Jochen Whrle, Head of Infrastructure at IT-Informatik GmbHSPP03157-DEEN-00Solution components:IBM PowerLinux 7R2, Power730, Power 520, System x, Storwize V7000, System Storage TS7620 ProtecTIER, System Storage 3310, System Storage 3200, AIX, Easy Tier, FlashCopy, PowerVM, Tivoli Storage Manager, SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerSAP ERP, NetWeaver BWLink


IBM SAP Alliance *Italian transportation companyFinds a green route to business growth

We chose SAP solutions because they integrate seamlessly with our existing SAP general business management and financial software

IT Technical ManagerTransportation Company

Solution components:IBM Power 770 servers, IBM BladeCenter HIBM DB2 for Linux, Unix and Windows, IBM AIX, IBM PowerVM, IBM Tivoli Storage ManagerSAP Transportation Management, SAP NetWeaver Portal, SAP NetWeaver Business WarehouseANCILE, a Certified Enterprise Support Integration SAP Partner

The need:A family-owned regional transportation company wished to transform itself into an international logistics service provider. This would require improvements in its customer relationship management, with optimized business processes capable of managing up to 700,000 shipments a month. Existing Hitachi Data Systems, Sun and Oracle systems were not able to scale up to meet the rising workload, and management and maintenance expenses were increasing.

The solution:This transportation company replaced its Sun and Oracle systems with two IBM Power Systems 770 servers for its core SAP applications and migrated its data to IBM DB2. The company also replaced its Hitachi Data Systems storage array with an IBM System Storage DS8300 disk system.

The benefits:Reduced CO2 emissions by approximately 375 tons a year, or around 25 percent. Raised logistics productivity by 30 percent.Cut storage space for goods to be transported by 20 percent.SPC03369-ITEN-00 November 2011


IVZ gives business a boost with fourfold performance increase, cloud platform pays off within six months75 percentsaving in investment costs and six months return on investmentSince the first implementation of the IBM Flex System solution was completed successfully with excellent support from IBM Systems Lab Services, we are confident that this integrated solution will help us tackle performance issues and rationalize our IT operations. Jrg Wrabetz, Head of IT, Informations-Verarbeitungs-Zentrum (IVZ)Fourfold performance increase, delivering the ability to retain existing and win new customersCombinesoutstanding I/O bandwidth of IBM POWER architecture with commodity Intel servers and low network latencyMedia & EntertainmentSolution components IBM Flex System IBM XIV, System Storage DS3700, TS3500 Tape Library IBM AIX, PowerVM, Tivoli Storage Manager IBM Business Partner PROFI Engineering Systems

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170Local government authorities consolidate the database instances from x86 to Power Systems KDZ selects IBM Power Systems and Linux for SAP x86 consolidationChallengeEssential requirements for new environment was high degree of automation, availability, virtualization, low administrative costs, scalability and a system landscape that could be simply managed.

SolutionTwo IBM Power Systems with PowerVM and Capacity on Demand in order to respond swiftly and flexibly to new requirements and any spikes in demand.The standardization and increased availability that accompany the consolidation of many individual systems on a virtualized IBM POWER platform amply justify the effort and expense of migration.

Uwe Hehl, Works Manager and Head of Services Management DepartmentGebaudewirschaft Mainz

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Knauf lays the foundation for high-availability using an integrated reliable infrastructure

A French based multinational producer of building materials and construction systems. Needed to reduce potential planned & unplanned outages to less than one hour, while growing the business on three continents, with users in multiple time zones.

Improved response times for SAP users by 50%Improved SAP performance Significantly reduced infrastructure complexity and costs.Real-time replication of SAP data from production to backup server enabling failover within 30 minutes"The complete integration of the DB2 database with the IBM i operating system is a major advantage of the SAP solution. With DB2 on i, theres literally nothing to do! We dont have to mess around with table spaces and optimization as we would with other databases. This helps to keep our operational costs low." Joel Kienlen, Infrastructure Manager, KnaufClick here for case study


Knauf lays the foundations for a high-availability SAP solution on IBM Power Systems Construction / Architecture / Engineering, Industrial Products/SW Europe IOT/FranceBusiness challenge: With growing business operations on three continents and users in multiple time zones to support, Knauf needed to ensure round-the-clock availability for its business-critical SAP applications. The existing dual-site IT infrastructure enabled the company to fail over production systems from the primary to the backup site but with a delay of at least three hours. Knauf wanted to reduce the potential downtime for planned or unplanned outages to less than one hour.

Solution:Knauf upgraded from two IBM System i5 570 servers to two IBM Power 560 servers based on IBM POWER6 technology, and mirrored the internal disks on the IBM Power 560 servers using IBM iCluster technology for operational resilience. The entire SAP software solution basis, IBM DB2 databases and applications runs on the IBM Power Systems platform, while auxiliary business applications run on IBM BladeCenter servers.

Benefits: Cut response times for SAP users to just 50 percent of the previous level, enabling greater efficiency, productivity and business responsiveness. Reduced infrastructure complexity and costs significantly.Provides real-time replication of SAP data from the production to the backup environment, and enables Knauf to fail over within just 30 minutes. were very satisfied with the new IBM Power Systems environment; availability and performance were already high on the servers we replaced. The new POWER6 servers build on that, giving us more processing power and better response times with the same security and reliability we have always had from IBM i. ."

- Joel Kienlen, Infrastructure Manager, KnaufKnauf, Case Study, November 2010Solution components:Hardware: Power 560 Express, Power Systems, Power Systems running iSoftware: IBM iCluster for i, IBM i, DB2 for i5/OSOperating system: i5/OS


Kommunale Datenzentrale Mainz selects IBM Power Systems and Linux as the platform for its clients SAP applicationsComputer Services/NE Europe IOT/GermanyBusiness challenge: Launch double-entry bookkeeping in accordance with the latest statutory requirements. Set up a future-safe, flexible IT platform for hosting SAP applications. Establish Linux as a strategic operating system platform. Ensure failsafe operation of the SAP systems that KDZ hosts. Consolidate an existing SAP system for facilities management onto the new platform. Integrate the landscape into the existing systems management environment, especially for backup/restore and monitoring purposes.

Solution:Launch a fully virtualized server and storage landscape: IBM Power Systems and PowerVM for server and resource virtualization and IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) for storage virtualization. Set up a high-availability cluster for critical customer applications including IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms for SAP instances. Work with IBM Global Technology Services and IBM Global Business Services to provide advice and project management to launch the solution.Benefits: Enjoy the easy integration of IBM Power Systems and an open Linux operating system (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) in terms of performance, hardware stability, and scalability, as well as the flexibility delivered by PowerVM virtualization. Achieve synergies by running SAP and non-SAP applications on the same hardware: reduce energy requirements by retiring old physical servers; improve overall capacity utilization and dynamic load-sharing. "We have implemented totally modern, but also practical solutions at KDZ. Our applications are future-oriented and the fully virtualized IBM infrastructure gives us enormous flexibility, while helping us save up to 20 percent on energy costs."

- Ralph Schrer, Head of System Services Department, KDZKDZ, Case Study, February 2010Solution components:Hardware: BladeCenter HS21, Power Systems, Storage: DS4700 Express, Storage: DS4800, Storage: TS3310 Tape Library, System p, System p: System p5 570Software: TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller, Tivoli System Automation for MultiplatformsOperating system: AIX, Novell SUSE Linux


Kronopol improves data management and cuts IT costs with SAP and IBM DB2 outsourcing solution DecreasedIT expenditure

Shrinking the database size after migrating from SAP MaxDB to IBM DB2 had a significant impact on lowering the Total Cost of Ownership of the IT infrastructure. Mr. Marek ugowski, IT Manager, Kronopol

60 percentReduction in database volumesEnabledKronopol to focus on innovative new projects Industrial ProductsSolution components IBM DB2 IBM System Storage San Volume Controller IBM Tivoli Storage Manager IBM PowerHA IBM Power Systems IBM System Storage DS IBM Global Technology Services


kubus ITImproves data processing in the healthcare industryThe need:kubus IT, an IT service provider in the healthcare industry, wanted to modernize the services it provides to medical insurers. The goal was to optimize the companys business processes.

The solution: kubus IT consolidated disparate applications on the industry solution for statutory health insurance oscare, developed by AOK Systems and based on SAP software and IBM infrastructure. The benefits: The AOK Systems software combines with integrated SAP solutions IBM infrastructure to streamline business processes, optimize customer-oriented processes, and improve competitiveness.After the migration to IBM DB2 version 10, we noticed substantial performance improvements, providing a solid foundation for future growth. Jrg Witzgall, Head of Applications and Processes, kubus ITZSP03744-DEEN-00Solution components:IBM Power SystemsIBM System Storage DS8800IBM System Storage SAN Volume ControllerIBM zEnterprise 196IBM Global Business ServicesSAP ERP, SAP ERP HCM, SAP CRM, SAP SRM, SAP NetWeaver BWLink


kubus IT improves data processing in the healthcare industryStreamlinesbusiness processesOptimizes customer-oriented processesImprovescompetitiveness

Solution ComponentsSAP ERP, SAP ERP Human Capital Management, SAP Customer Relationship Management, SAP Supplier Relatiohship Management, SAP NetWeaver Business WarehouseIBM Power SystemsIBM System Storage DS8800IBM System Storage SAN Volume ControllerIBM zEnterprise 196IBM Global Business Services

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Business challenge: kubus IT, an IT service provider in the healthcare industry, wanted to modernize the services it provides to medical insurers. The goal was to optimize the companys business processes.

The solution: kubus IT consolidated disparate applications on the industry solution for statutory health insurance oscare, developed by AOK Systems and based on SAP software and IBM infrastructure.

After the migration to IBM DB2 version 10, we noticed substantial performance improvements, providing a solid foundation for future growth.Jrg Witzgall, Head of Applications and Processes, kubus ITAugust 2013 2013 IBM Corporation


Large European RailwayNeed

Plans to expand operations, adding new franchises and routes depends on service quality and cost-efficiency. Struggle to analyze large amounts of data to understand asset, financial and operational details in order to identify cost-reduction opportunities

Solution

Power 795, DS8800AIX, DB2, PowerHA, PowerVM, TSM, SVCSystem x -- x3690 X5, x3850 X5SAP

ResultsReduced the total cost of ownership for SAP databases by 25%, helping the company to cut operational costs. Reduce application response times by 30% Cut batch processing times by 30% Reduced data backup times by 70% Reduce failover time of production environment to backup systems by 97%, ensuring data security.

Case StudyTravel & TransportationLays the track for new business opportunities


A large railway company Lays the track for new business opportunities The need: A large European railway company has ambitious plans to expand operations. Winning new franchises and routes depends on service quality and cost-efficiency. Understanding asset, financial and operational details is critical to identifying cost-reduction opportunities, and with a large network the company struggled under the weight of data. The solution: To solve these challenges, the company set out to standardize its information systems, removing layers of complexity, cutting administration and maintenance costs, and creating a centralized data store that can be interrogated and analyzed. The company chose to implement a comprehensive SAP ERP solution on IBM infrastructure. It installed an IBM Power Flex multisystem configuration for maximum flexibility and performance.The benefits:Reduced the total cost of ownership for SAP databases by 25 percent.Reduced application response times by 30 percent and batch processing times by 50 percent.Reduced data backup times by 70 percent and reduced time taken for failover of production environment to backup systems by 97 percent.With IBM DB2 we can manage our complete SAP software environment with just two database administrators. Head of Service and Architecture Management SPP03178-ATEN-00Solution components:IBM Power 795 with IBM Power Flex, System x 3850 X5, System x3690 X5, System Storage DS8800, PowerVM, AIX, PowerHA, DB2, Tivoli Storage Manager, Software Group Services, Global Technology Services, IBM SAP International Competence CenterSAP ERP, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, SAP BusinessObjectsLink


Leading foodservice organizationSteers towards successThe need: In the highly competitive foodservice sector, it is essential to reduce administrative overheads. The challenge is always to improve business efficiency and enhance service delivery while reducing infrastructure investments, cutting software license fees and decreasing operational maintenance expenses.

The solution:A leading foodservice organization consolidated to IBM Power Systems servers and migrated to IBM DB2, using Deep Compression to reduce data volumes by 56 percent. The company implemented IBM Storwize V7000 storage systems to create a fully virtualized, integrated data storage landscape. Subsequently, the company upgraded to the latest SAP ERP components, including financials, controlling, materials management, sales and distribution, human resources, and payroll, using IBM WebSphere Portal to provide access for its hundreds of operational units across the UK. The benefits: Saved more than 90,000 over three years on database license and maintenance fees.Saved 50,000 over three years through lower development and test landscape sizes requiring smaller storage and processor capacities. Saved more than 90,000 on storage hardware purchases with DB2 Deep Compression.The new Power, DB2 and SAP solutions perform considerably better than before. This gives us capacity for growth without requiring new investments, and performance has increased by around 20 percent. IT Team LeaderSPP03131-GBEN-00Solution components:IBM AIX, IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere PortalIBM Power Systems servers, IBM System Storage DS8100 and DS5300, IBM Storwize V7000 SAP Business Suite, SAP ERP HCM, SAP enhancement package for SAP ERPLink


A leading Indonesian manufacturerBoosts on-time deliveries to 90 percent accelerating business processes with IBM and SAPThe need: To remain a leader in its industry, an Indonesian manufacturer wanted to retain its customer loyalty and maintain its reputation for providing a comprehensive, high-quality service. With the percentage of on -time deliveries at 80 percent, the company needed to address the inefficiencies that were causing its business processes to decelerate with a comprehensive IT solution.

The solution:The Indonesian manufacturer worked with IBM to design, install and maintain a solution capable of handling both current and future levels of orders, by implementing two IBM Power 740 Express servers, increasing the performance of its SAP software by 70 percent.The benefits: Cuts production order planning times by over 80 percent.Decreases report generation time by 80 percent.Increases number of on-time deliveries to over 90 percent.By continuing our strong collaboration with IBM and SAP, we are confident that we can gain the deep insights we need to further boost our working efficiency, take on new business, and, ultimately, drive the company on to greater levels of profitability than would have been possible in the past.POP03219-IDEN-00Solution components:IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, IBM AIX IBM Power 740 Express, IBM System Storage DS5020 Express, IBM System Storage TS3100SAP ERP v. 4.7Link


Leading North American electronics manufacturer Optimizing operations with IBM and SAPThe need: This technology giant looked to cut costs through consolidation, and gain deeper insight into business operations, right down to each of its 800 profit centers. The time taken to manage a total of 25 servers could prevent the IT team from meeting its service level agreements and providing essential management reports to executives. The solution: The electronics manufacturer chose to consolidate its SAP applications to three IBM Power Systems servers, and virtualize other systems to an IBM System x 3850 server running VMware. The company engaged IBM Global Business Services Application Management Services to support its SAP software, and IBM Global Business Services Strategic Outsourcing to host the servers off-site. IBM DB2 provides information management for the SAP applications. The benefits: Consolidating to IBM Power 770 servers has helped the company to cut its software licensing costs by 25 percent and reduce its total costs of operation by 34 percent. Data center energy consumption has been cut by an estimated 80 percent, and floor space by 44 percent. By outsourcing its application management and data center hosting to IBM Global Business Services, the company has cut its system administration costs by more than 50 percent.Now that our North America operations use IBM application management services, we are looking to take advantage of global consolidation of the applications to help cut costs and improve information efficiency. Company spokespersonGBP03067-WWEN-00Solution components:Hardware IBM Power 770, IBM System Storage DS8300, IBM System x 3850Software IBM AIX, IBM DB2ServicesIBM Global Business Services

LEONI Solving the complexities of growth by migrating business-critical applications to a private cloud

Significant cost savings and a migration without financial risks

"IBM lived up to its reputation with excellent project planning and impressive performance gains."Bernhard Pluhatsch, Vice President Information Technology, LEONINo unplanned downtimethanks to professional project planning49% fasterresponse times while reducing number of processors by 50%Industrial ProductsSolution componentsThe transformation: As LEONI grew, complexity challenged the ability to meet customers just-in-time delivery expectations, as business-critical SAP applications response started to slow down. LEONI and IBM Global Technology Services carefully planned the complex migration project and moved the SAP applications to a private cloud solution on IBM Power Systems.Hardware IBM Power 770 IBM Storwize V7000Software IBM AIXServices IBM Global Technology ServicesApplications SAP ERP, SAP for Automotive SPP03215-WWEN-00


MahatranscoTransforms electricity transmission uptime to reach more than 99 percent with IBM and SAPThe need: Mahatranscos extensive geographical breadth meant that it was impossible to effectively monitor operations, and the company suffered from a lack of standardization and integration. In order to allow Mahatransco to meet its high growth objectives and key regulatory benchmarks, it was critical to provide centralized management and enforce standardization across the company.The solution: Mahatransco implemented a comprehensive suite of SAP software on IBM Power Systems and IBM System x servers, and also deployed IBM DB2 and IBM WebSphere Portal Express. IBM Global Business Services helped to manage the implementation, and built a new company datacenter.The benefits: Delivers high levels of integration, and has enhanced process efficiency by 30 percent. Improves monitoring significantly: while it previously took up to two months to check and analyze information from remote sites, this can now be accessed instantly. Provides vital information on breakdowns and outages, allowing workers to quickly identify and resolve problems and maintain a system availability of more than 99 percent.The combined SAP and IBM solution has built integration into every level of the business. Sanjay Shinde, Chief Engineer, Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited GBP03075-INEN-00Solution components:SAP ERP 6.0, NW Document Management SysteMIBM System p5 560Q, Power 560 Express, System x3550, System x3650, System x3650 M2 and System x3850 M2IBM AIX, DB2, WebSphere Portal Express, Microsoft Exchange Server IBM Global Business ServicesLink

Major manufacturer cuts costs, enables enterprise-wide visibility with IBM and SAP Enabled integrated project costing and the potential for business analytics

Our business has doubled in size in the past year, and we are confident that the SAP and IBM solutions give us the capacity, scalability and capability to do so again. Company spokespersonIncreased data efficiency by standardizing operations on SAP solutionsOptimized processes around production planning and shipping ManufacturingSolution componentsThe transformation: By standardizing operations on SAP solutions, the company increased data efficiency, and for the first time enabled integrated project costing and the potential for business analytics. The company has introduced the concept of shared IT services, with potential cost reductions for infrastructure, operations and human capital. .ApplicationsSAP ERP, SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization HardwareIBM Power 770 servers, IBM System Storage DS8700SoftwareIBM i operating system, integrated IBM DB2 database

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Manasco keeps key business services running around the clock

Manasco is the technology arm of rapidly growing Belgian based Etex Group High quality building materials17,000 employees 120 production facilities in 42 countries around the worldManasco needed to :Move all operating companies to one centralized SAP platformSupport expanding number of applications & number of usersProvide a robust, scalable, highly available infrastructure

Delivered TCO savings of 320,000 over 4 years.90% reduction of system restore time From 24 hours to one or two hours Enables near 24/7 availability of business-critical SAP applicationsConsolidated servers reducing energy & cooling costs, and software licensesEnabled to support future growth without impacting user performanceDual IBM Power 750s, IBM i 7.1, & DS8700 storage For us, improving the reliability of our operations has been the biggest advantage, even more so than the cost savings weve seen so far. Knowing that vital company data is completely protected in the event of a disaster is priceless Mark Vandeurzen, Managing Director, ManascoClick here for case study


ManascoMaintaining high availability and safeguarding against disaster with IBM

The need: Manascos parent company, the Etex Group, is in the process of moving all of its operating companies towards one central SAP platform, requiring Manasco to support more and more SAP applications and users. Manasco needed to invest in more computing power and capacity to cope with the groups ever-increasing performance requirements. The solution: Working with IBM Business Continuity and Resiliency Services and IBM Business Partner Cegeka, Manasco deployed two IBM Power 750 Express servers and an IBM System Storage DS8700. One Power 750 Express is used for the companys SAP production system; the second is used for backup, development and testing, and is hosted externally at an IBM datacenter.The benefits: Delivered TCO savings of 320,000 over 4 years.Reduced system restore time from 24 hours to one or two hours, an improvement of over 90 percent. Enables Manasco to maintain near 24/7 availability of business-critical SAP applications, which are crucial for supporting group-wide operations. For us, improving the reliability of our operations has been the biggest advantage, even more so than the cost savings weve seen so far. Knowing that vital company data is completely protected in the event of a disaster is priceless Mark Vandeurzen, Managing Director, Manasco POP03224-DEEN-01Solution components:IBM Power 750 Express, IBM System Storage DS8700IBM Global Technology Services Business Continuity and Resiliency ServicesSAP ERPIBM Business Partner CegekaLink

MERMEC Group: monitoring and protecting transport routes with help from IBMImprovesbusiness continuity reducing operational disruption in the unlikely event of an unplanned outageWith the IBM Tivoli solution, we know that we are in safe hands. Domenico Scardicchio, CIO, MERMEC Group

Enables rapid recovery of critical business process, services and data for railway network monitoring and diagnostics24-hourrecovery time objective and recovery point objective enabledTravel & Transportation Solution componentsThe transformation: MERMEC Group implemented IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software to enable rapid recovery of its monitoring and inspection services for railway-network operators.SoftwareIBM Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified RecoveryApplicationsSAP ERPServersIBM Power SystemsIBM Business PartnerH.S. SystemsTIP14567-WWEN-00

What if you could predict what your customer needed nextand be there with a solution?IBM Coremetrics LifecycleIBM Coremetrics Social AnalyticsIBM Coremetrics Web AnalyticsIBM PowerHAIBM Power SystemsIBM PowerVMIn the mobile communications industry, it is critical to understand customers as they interact with providers in multiple channels, and then act quickly to win them over.After a period of rapid growth, this mobile communications provider in Poland was trying to manage a customer base that had grown by 50 percent in just one year, to more than five million. Suddenly, the ability to track customer behavior, deliver targeted content and measure the results became extremely important for customer acquisition and retention. The company needed a strong campaign management solution that would handle a growing customer database and put customers at the center of its marketing strategy.The OpportunityA mobile communications provider in PolandWhat Makes It Smarter

Mobile communications providers are locked in a tug of war over customers, and their marketing departments are expected to pull the most weight. This provider's marketing team uses sophisticated analytics integrated with multichannel campaign management capabilities, delivered through the cloud, to make sense of customer behavior and launch targeted tactics. The solution enables the company to track customer habits and preferences from the website, email responses, search engines and even social networks. Statistical patterns arise from the aggregated data, making it easier to segment customers and anticipate future behavior. This insight allows for targeted, automated campaigns that send personalized content at just the right times through the appropriate channels. For example, if a person researches family mobile plans online, the company can extend a special offer to expedite the decision to buy and then watch for cross-selling or up-selling opportunities as the customer's needs evolve. Real Business ResultsEnabled the marketing team to retrieve campaign results five times faster than before, making the insights available more quickly for future initiativesIncreased ROI in online advertising by improving conversion rates Boosted cross-selling, up-selling and lifetime customer value by targeting customers more precisely across multiple channelsSolution ComponentsA mobile communications provider uses an integrated marketing solution with statistical analysis to track customer behavior across channels, anticipate their next move and be ready with an offer that can close the sale.Communications | Enterprise Marketing Management | PolandIBM System Storage DS8800IBM System xIBM Global Technology Services Integrated Technology ServicesIBM Business Partner IntegraKomIBM Business Partner SAP


IBM SAP Alliance Movado: accelerates business processes with SAP on IBM i The need:Movado wanted to gain the agility to respond to increasing customer demand by optimizing its manufacturing, distribution and financial processes. Simultaneously, the company wanted to streamline its internal workflows, to cut stock and working capital requirements, and to reduce administrative and procurement costs.The solution:Movado chose to implement a comprehensive suite of SAP applications running on the IBM Power Systems platform. IBM and SAP were selected as having the best combination of focused skill sets that would enable the two vendors to deliver an integrated solution and minimize business risk during the implementation process. The benefits:Reduced stock requirements and thus working capital requirements by tens of millions of dollars by introducing enhanced inventory management and automatic stock allocation. Shrunk administrative headcount by 10 percent while maintaining a consistently high level of service thanks to automation of the procurement process in SAP ERP.Cut business risk by achieving recovery time objective of 24 hours using the IBM co-location disaster recovery solution.Thanks to the IBM and SAP solution, we are now able to better understand our needs and positions globally.

Steve Cappitelli, Director of Global IT Operations, MovadoSolution components:IBM Power 770 IBM i, IBM DB2SAP ERP Human Capital Management, SAP Apparel and Footwear, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, SAP ERP Strategic Enterprise Management Business ConsolidationAugust 2012LinkMovado Group Inc. is positioned in the luxury, accessible luxury, and fashion segments of the global watch market.


Multivac reduces total cost of ownership by 40 percent with latest IBM technologyThe need: With long and successful experience of running its business-critical SAP and IBM Domino systems on an IBM Power Systems server running the IBM i operating system, Multivac was very satisfied with the performance, reliability and maintenance workload of the platform. The project was driven by the desire to reduce costs, by optimizing the IT infrastructure and reducing the total cost of ownership and operation for its business-critical applications.

The solution:Multivac chose to implement SAP Business Suite, which provided the best match for Multivacs business requirements. The implementation of a uniform ERP system supported by an IBM Cognos Business Intelligence solution for the entire Multivac Group would help support the companys internationalization and growth, with harmonized global operations, customer-focused business processes, and consolidated, coordinated reporting at all decision levels.The benefits: Delivered long-term total cost of ownership savings of 40 percent.Total availability near 100 percent (less than two hours downtime a year).Cut license fee and

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