Case Study: Knorr-Bremse achieves faster SAP analytics and lower storage costs with IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration

Supporting massive business growth on a global scale

Knorr-Bremse AG, a leading manufacturer of braking systems, faced a challenge integrating acquired companies into its SAP environment. Massive data growth was slowing down analytics, increasing infrastructure costs, and hindering the rapid decision-making needed for its global business. To address this, the company turned to vendor IBM for a solution.

Knorr-Bremse implemented IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration to power its SAP applications. The IBM solution provided dramatically faster insights, with some reports running 55 times quicker, and enabled a 64% reduction in data storage needs without requiring new infrastructure. This transformation from vendor IBM allowed Knorr-Bremse to support its growing business with real-time analytics and significantly lower operating costs.

Knorr-Bremse AG

Marc Motejat

Director IT Technology & Infrastructure