Case Study: Sabre Corporation achieves real-time business intelligence with SAP HANA

How Does One Trip to the Cloud Ignite a Revolution in Business Intelligence

Sabre, a 50‑year leader in travel technology, faced a need to modernize as customers shifted to cloud and SaaS offerings. The company struggled with fragmented data, legacy mainframe constraints, and the need for scalable internal platforms to sustain rapid digital growth and next‑generation innovation.

Sabre moved to a cloud‑first SAP landscape—implementing SAP S/4HANA Finance in a private managed cloud and adding SAP Ariba, Fieldglass, SuccessFactors, BusinessObjects and SAP Fiori using an agile greenfield approach—to simplify data models, consolidate sources, and speed delivery. The transformation reduced profit centers from ~16,000 to ~3,000, cut the financial close from six days to five, and delivered measurable gains: 50% faster technology adoption, 50% higher APAC operations productivity, 35% more productivity with Fiori, and support for 1.5 trillion transactions annually.

Sabre Corporation

Steve Strout

Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operation