Case Study: KHD Humboldt Wedag achieves cloud benefits and enterprise capabilities with HPE SimpliVity

KHD achieves best of both cloud benefits and enterprise capabilities

KHD Humboldt Wedag, a 155‑year‑old global leader in cement plant technology headquartered in Cologne with operations in India, Russia, China, Brazil and the US, faced rapidly growing data volumes and rising costs from a complex legacy IT stack. Increasing capital and operational expenses, multiple optimization appliances, and high administrative overhead meant IT could not keep pace with business demands or support global growth sustainably.

KHD implemented HPE SimpliVity’s hyperconverged solution to get cloud‑style economics while retaining enterprise capabilities on‑premises. Inline data virtualization (dedupe, compression, optimization) and global VM‑level management via VMware vCenter delivered >100:1 data efficiency, simplified data mobility and disaster recovery, eliminated separate WAN optimization products, reduced training needs, and improved global operational efficiency while lowering TCO.

KHD Humboldt Wedag

Joerg Ludwig

Chief Information Officer