Case Study: CASAIS (Portugal construction company) achieves up to 50x faster SAP and 90% bandwidth reduction with Riverbed SteelHead WAN optimization

CASAIS - Customer Case Study

CASAIS, one of Portugal’s largest construction firms with 3,000 employees and 60 locations across Europe and Africa, ran a centralized IT/private cloud from its Portugal data center. When rolling out SAP to Angola and supporting 100+ remote construction workers, poor WAN connectivity at branch offices and sites prevented reliable access to mission‑critical apps (SAP, SharePoint, Office, Outlook), threatening productivity and the company’s centralized strategy.

After piloting Riverbed SteelHead appliances and SteelHead Mobile, CASAIS deployed the solution between its data center and Angola, cutting bandwidth use by 40–90% (vs ~15% for the competitor) and improving SAP response times up to 50x. The rollout eliminated the need for costly leased‑line upgrades, saved about €75,000 in year one and €50,000 annually thereafter, delivered ROI in two months, and restored reliable application access for branch and remote workers, boosting productivity.

CASAIS

Guilherme Teixeira

IT Manager