Case Study: a leading chemicals manufacturer boosts reporting speed and cuts costs with IBM DB2 and SAP

Leading chemicals manufacturer Unifying operations and accelerating decisionmaking with IBM and SAP

A leading chemicals manufacturer faced operational complexity, needing greater visibility to boost performance and reduce waste. Its disparate systems and a planned user base increase threatened performance and availability. To address this, the company partnered with IBM to find a more robust and cost-effective solution for its SAP environment.

IBM implemented its DB2 database software on IBM Power Systems servers running IBM AIX. This new infrastructure delivered a 70% data compression rate, enabling system response times 44% faster and report generation 10 times quicker. The solution also cut the total cost of ownership in half and provided the scalability needed for future growth.