“IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration is the solution of choice for us to address our data growth challenges.”
—Marc Motejat, Director IT Technology & Infrastructure, Knorr-Bremse
Business Challenge story
To grow profits and productivity, Knorr-Bremse wanted to integrate acquired companies into its SAP application landscape, but data growth was slowing analytics capabilities and pushing up costs.
Transformation
Knorr-Bremse implemented IBM® DB2® with BLU Acceleration to run its growing SAP Business Warehouse faster with in-memory technology without the need to invest in new infrastructure or training.
Benefits
55 times faster insights enable real-time response to changing markets. 2.4 times quicker analytics in SAP Strategic Enterprise Management. 64 percent additional data compression reduces storage costs.
Solution Category
Solution Components
- DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
- DB2 with BLU Acceleration
- IBM-SAP Alliance