Case Study: Shire improves IT integration and innovation with SAP HANA and SAP Enterprise Support

How Does Mercy Use Big Data to Help Keep Patients – and Nurses – in Good Health

Shire Pharmaceutical Group, a global biotech company focused on rare diseases, faced the challenge of integrating its disparate IT systems after a period of rapid growth through mergers and acquisitions. The company needed to unify its landscape, which included both SAP and non-SAP software, and migrate from Oracle to a more powerful database to improve operations and support innovation. To achieve this, they turned to the vendor SAP HANA and its SAP Enterprise Support services.

The solution involved leveraging a suite of SAP Enterprise Support offerings, including expert advisory guidance, mission-critical support, and trainings from the SAP Enterprise Support Academy. SAP HANA provided the technical foundation for the migration and integration. As a result, Shire achieved a 10-15% performance improvement, experienced faster time to value with minimal business disruption, and established a simplified IT landscape to fuel future innovation for rare disease treatments.

Mercy

Kyle Falkenrath

Director - Labor Strategy Alignment & Governance