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Gaining the flexibility to grow and diversify globally with IBM and SAP
技术
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 云计算
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 云存储服务
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 数据管理平台
适用行业
- 设备与机械
适用功能
- 物流运输
- 销售与市场营销
用例
- 供应链可见性(SCV)
- 库存管理
服务
- 云规划/设计/实施服务
- 系统集成
挑战
HANSA-FLEX 是一家液压专家，其物流流程速度快，与众不同。然而，随着业务的增长，该公司面临着确保其 SAP 环境能够跟上步伐的挑战。该公司之前的服务器环境基于更大的单片服务器，需要定期升级，这可能会导致停机。这是一个重大挑战，因为 HANSA-FLEX 使用 SAP ERP 应用程序来运营全球分支机构网络和快递车队，使其技术人员能够快速响应故障和维护请求。该公司需要一种更灵活的模块化配置，以便根据需要扩展容量，同时尽量减少对其 12 个生产系统的影响。
关于客户
HANSA-FLEX 是全球领先的液压元件供应商。该公司总部位于不来梅，在 36 个国家/地区设有 393 个分支机构和 302 辆快速响应服务车。HANSA-FLEX 拥有 3,394 名员工，2014 年营业额为 4.05 亿欧元（4.5351 亿美元）。该公司致力于在 24 小时内交付 95,000 种高品质产品。要实现这一绩效水平，高效的库存管理和先进的物流必不可少。为此，HANSA-FLEX 使用 SAP ERP 应用程序帮助其运营全球分支机构网络和快递车队，使其技术人员能够快速响应故障和维护请求。
解决方案
为了提高可扩展性和灵活性，HANSA-FLEX 将其 SAP ERP 应用程序迁移到新的基础设施上，该基础设施基于运行 IBM i 操作系统的 IBM Power System 824 服务器构建。该公司与 IBM 业务合作伙伴 BLUE Consult 和 BLUE STEC 合作重新设计了其 IT 架构。为了简化其 IT 环境，HANSA-FLEX 实施了基于 IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller 的虚拟化存储环境。这为所有内部平台创建了一个单一的存储环境。如今，IBM Power Systems 服务器和公司的 Windows 环境依赖于相同的存储解决方案。使用 IBM Easy Tier 技术，存储虚拟化设备可自动在超快的 IBM FlashSystem 840（采用 MicroLatency 技术）和通用 IBM Storwize V7000 存储系统之间分配数据，从而无需手动调整即可最大限度地提高两个服务器平台上的应用程序性能。
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