Case Study: a major utility organization achieves 50% faster SAP response times with IBM zEnterprise and DB2 for z/OS

Enabling business growth for all services with fast, robust mainframe platform for SAP applications

A major utility organization was facing lengthening response times from its mission-critical SAP business systems, which threatened its operational efficiency and ability to onboard new customers and suppliers. To support its growth goals, the company needed a scalable IT infrastructure that could handle increased transaction loads without harming service quality. The organization partnered with IBM to address this challenge.

IBM implemented a solution that migrated the SAP landscape to IBM zEnterprise EC12 servers running IBM DB2 for z/OS. This provided the performance, scalability, and availability required for growth. As a result, the utility reduced response times for key SAP applications by an average of 50 percent and sped up critical batch processes, such as payroll, by eight times. IBM also helped compress the database by 43 percent, significantly cutting storage needs and operational costs.