Case Study: SHS Group achieves 98% faster reporting with IBM SAP HANA solution

SHS Group drives smarter deals with 98 percent faster reporting on SAP HANA

SHS Group, a fast-moving consumer goods company, faced a significant challenge with slow data reporting. Their SAP ERP system struggled with performance, causing reports to time out and preventing sales teams from accessing timely insights needed for effective decision-making and sales optimization. To address this, SHS Group worked with vendor IBM to implement a solution based on SAP HANA.

The solution implemented by IBM involved the IBM Systems solution for SAP HANA, based on IBM System x3950 X5 servers. This deployment, handled by IBM Business Partner Centiq, resulted in reports being generated 98 percent faster on average, with query performance 100 times quicker. This gave sales teams near real-time access to information, freeing them from lengthy report generation and allowing them to focus more on client relationships. The company also anticipates a full return on its investment within two to three years.

SHS Group

Nigel Lyons

Operations Manager