Business challenge As the traditional fixed-line consumer business continues to shrink and fresh competition in non-regulated markets eats into margins, many telcos are seeking scale through mergers and acquisitions. “With IBM Power as our platform for SAP HANA, we can adapt to unexpected developments or new requirements and keep moving forward to deliver added value to the business.” —Connie Walden, Director, IT Development & Support, CenturyLink Transformation To support its revenue-growth plans, CenturyLink migrated SAP® Business Suite to the SAP HANA® database on the IBM® Power® platform, accelerating reporting and projects, and simplifying acquisitions. Business benefits: 64 times quicker completion of some financial transactions 1.57 times faster cost allocation during month-end close 60% reduction in SAP database size enables faster backup and recovery CenturyLink Supports strategic transformation and growth by accelerating integration of acquisitions Solution components: SAP® Business Suite powered by SAP HANA®, SAP HANA, SAP Hybris® Billing IBM® AIX®, IBM PowerVM®, IBM Power® System E880, IBM Power System E880C, IBM FlashSystem® V9000, IBM Systems Lab Services SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications CenturyLink is a global communications and IT services company connecting customers to the power of the digital world. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, big data analytics, managed security services, hosting, cloud, and IT consulting services. The company provides broadband, voice, video, advanced data and managed network services over a robust 265,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 360,000-route-mile international transport network. Share this Link Client Name CenturyLink Company Background CenturyLink is a global communications and IT services company connecting customers to the power of the digital world. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, big data analytics, managed security services, hosting, cloud, and IT consulting services. The company provides broadband, voice, video, advanced data and managed network services over a robust 265,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 360,000-route-mile international transport network. Business challenge As the traditional fixed-line consumer business continues to shrink and fresh competition in non-regulated markets eats into margins, many telcos are seeking scale through mergers and acquisitions. The benefit Faster financial reporting helps to identify and convert revenue opportunities. Greater flexibility cuts time-to-value for corporate acquisitions, delivering economies of scale sooner. Pull Quote “With IBM Power as our platform for SAP HANA, we can adapt to unexpected developments or new requirements and keep moving forward to deliver added value to the business.” —Connie Walden, Director, IT Development & Support, CenturyLink Solution components SAP® Business Suite powered by SAP HANA® SAP HANA SAP Hybris® Billing IBM® AIX® IBM PowerVM® IBM Power® System E880 IBM Power System E880C IBM FlashSystem® V9000 IBM Systems Lab Services SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Case study Link http://ecc.ibm.com/case-study/us-en/ECCF-SPC03650USEN © 2017 IBM Corporation