Case Study: Kronopol reduces IT costs and database volume with IBM DB2 and outsourcing

Improves data management and cuts IT costs with SAP and IBM DB2 outsourcing solution

Kronopol, a Poland-based manufacturer of wood-based panels and a subsidiary of Swiss Krono Holding AG, faced the challenge of managing rapidly growing SAP application databases. The increasing data volumes were consuming excessive IT staff time for maintenance and affecting critical functions like daily backups, all while the company needed to control its IT spending. Seeking a solution to support business growth and reduce complexity, Kronopol partnered with vendor IBM.

IBM implemented an outsourcing solution that involved migrating Kronopol's SAP systems to IBM DB2 database software on IBM Power Systems hardware. This migration, which featured deep data compression, resulted in a dramatic 60% average reduction in database volume and cut backup times significantly. For IBM, the project delivered major cost savings for the customer, stabilized IT spending, and freed Kronopol's internal IT team to focus on innovation instead of infrastructure maintenance.

Kronopol

Marek £ugowski

IT Manager