Case Study: Shire Pharmaceuticals achieves IT integration and faster innovation with SAP Enterprise Support

Unifying a Diverse IT Landscape with SAP Enterprise Support

Shire Pharmaceuticals, a global biotech company focused on rare diseases, faced a significant challenge after a period of rapid growth through mergers and acquisitions. Their disparate IT systems, running on both SAP and non-SAP software, needed to be integrated and unified to support ongoing innovation and improve operations. To address this, Shire turned to SAP and its SAP Enterprise Support services.

With the expert guidance of SAP Enterprise Support, including high-impact offerings from the SAP Enterprise Support Academy, Shire successfully integrated its systems and migrated from Oracle to the SAP HANA database. This solution led to a smoother transformation, simplified IT operations, and faster time to value with minimal business disruption. The measurable results included a 10–15% performance improvement from the migration and continuous quality checks. SAP provided the trusted advisory and mission-critical support that empowered Shire to better focus on its goal of improving lives.

Shire Pharmaceuticals

Jagadish Yagnala

SAP Technology Lead and Application Support