Case Study: Springer Science+Business Media achieves real-time analytics and up to 90% faster file uploads with SAP HANA

Achieving Game-Changing Simplifications and Innovation with SAP BW and SAP HANA

Springer Science+Business Media, a global publisher of scientific, technical, and medical content, needed faster, more accurate reporting and real‑time business support to serve researchers and customers better. Facing complex, time‑consuming data processing and the need for dynamic customer segmentation, Springer set out to simplify its analytics landscape by migrating its SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) to the SAP HANA platform.

Working with the SAP Services organization and SAP Rapid Deployment solutions, Springer completed the SAP BW to SAP HANA migration in eight weeks, gaining real‑time data access and analysis. The move produced up to 90% faster file uploads, greatly simplified processing of very large data files, improved agility for decision‑making, lowered total cost of ownership, and enabled future plans for high‑speed customer segmentation and advanced analytics.

Springer Science+Business Media

Heiko Weigelt

Global Director SAP IT