Balluff gains fast insight into critical data for better business decisions
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Europe
Country
- Germany
Product
- IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration
- IBM Power Systems
- IBM AIX
- IBM PowerHA
- IBM Power 750 with POWER7+ processors
Tech Stack
- IBM DB2
- IBM AIX
- IBM Power Systems
- IBM PowerHA
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services
Applicable Industries
- Electronics
Applicable Functions
- Sales & Marketing
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- System Integration
- Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Family-owned Balluff GmbH, headquartered in Neuhausen, Germany, is a world-leading manufacturer of sensor solutions. The company employs about 2,750 people in 50 countries. With sophisticated technology, cutting-edge electronics products, application-specific customer solutions, and highly trained service staff, Balluff achieved annual sales of EUR 335 million in 2013. The company relies on SAP solutions to manage the business, including SAP Business Warehouse for data analysis and reporting.
The Challenge
Balluff, a world-leading manufacturer of sensor solutions, was experiencing slow access to finance and business reports which threatened productivity and potential growth. The company's SAP Business Warehouse solution serves around 500 concurrent users, and the aim was to transform personal productivity and enable real-time enterprise-wide information insight. The company needed to speed up information availability to support its sales and business development functions with real-time information for better insight into markets and customers. Without timely, accurate information, the company risked making poor investment decisions and was unable to deliver the best possible service to its customers.
The Solution
The company moved its SAP Business Warehouse to IBM® DB2® with BLU Acceleration, running on IBM Power Systems™ with IBM AIX® and IBM PowerHA®. The company selected IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration as the most effective way for Balluff to achieve its business objectives. The new solution has substantially enhanced the productivity of the sales teams by providing accurate, instant information for better-informed decision making. Using IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration, Balluff aims to boost sales activities, and ultimately enhance business results. Balluff accomplished all these benefits without disrupting users, and by building on existing IBM DB2 software and skills.
Operational Impact
Quantitative Benefit
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