TE Connectivity: Kicking off an internal transformation for ultra-reliable IT services on a global scale
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Country
- United States
Product
- IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
- IBM PowerHA
- IBM PowerVM
- IBM Power 795
- IBM Power 730 Express
Tech Stack
- IBM DB2
- IBM PowerHA
- IBM PowerVM
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
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Manufacturing System Automation
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
TE Connectivity is a USD14 billion global technology leader. Its connectivity and sensor solutions are essential in today’s increasingly connected world. It collaborates with engineers to transform their concepts into creations – redefining what’s possible using intelligent, efficient and high-performing TE products and solutions proven in harsh environments. The company’s 80,000 people, including 7,500 design engineers, partner with customers in over 150 countries across a wide range of industries. TE Connectivity believes EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. With a global customer base, TE Connectivity operates 24/7, relying on a suite of SAP applications including SAP Business Suite, SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization, SAP Enterprise Portal and SAP Business Warehouse to manage its business processes.
The Challenge
TE Connectivity, a global technology leader, was facing challenges with its existing IT system as it was at the limits of its capacity, and there was limited scope to introduce new services, workloads or applications. The company operates 24/7 and relies on a suite of SAP applications to manage its business processes. Some of its largest customers rely on the company to keep to just-in-time delivery schedules, and any downtime to the SAP ERP environment at the core of its production processes was unacceptable. The company needed a new platform that would provide capabilities for high availability, deliver full disaster recovery, and offer scalability for growth.
The Solution
TE Connectivity replaced the existing platform supporting its SAP application suite with the proven combination of IBM DB2 software running on virtualized IBM Power Systems servers. As part of the move, TE Connectivity needed to migrate 70 SAP instances, 200 TB and more than 50 application servers, plus its entire disaster recovery environment to the IBM platform. To achieve these goals with minimal impact on the business, TE Connectivity looked to the Migration Factory experts at IBM Global Business Services and the SAP Near Zero Downtime Team for assistance. To address the business continuity challenges, TE Connectivity configured the solution for high availability with IBM PowerHA software, clustering servers at the company’s primary location, with data replicated to an off-site disaster recovery location.
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