PureSystems Retail PVU Group – Migrating to integrated online solutions without interruption for thousands of web customers 20 percent lower energy costs Ten times faster system performance 35 percent more virtual systems simplify management The transformation: When PVU Group outgrew its physical office, relocation became the catalyst for IT infrastructure renewal. It teamed with IBM Business Partner c.a.r.u.s. Information Technology and implemented a virtualized IBM® Flex System® and IBM FlashSystem™ solution for SAP Business All-in-One for Retail, cutting costs and improving customer service. Client Name: PVU Group GmbH Case study Link: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi- bin/ssialias?subtype=AB&infotype=PM&appname=STGE_WA_WC_WWEN&htmlfid=W AC12453WWEN&attachment=WAC12453WWEN.PDF Pull Quote: “With IBM Easy Tier, we can dynamically optimize performance and make best use of IBM FlashSystem 820.” – Maxim Ignaz, Project Manager, PVU Group Company Background: PVU Group GmbH is a medium-sized online retailer and logistics service provider based in Isernhagen, Germany. The group provides Western European fashion to a continuously growing customer base in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan through a portal managed by its Katorg GmbH subsidiary. Solution components: IBM® Flex System® IBM Storwize® V3700 IBM FlashSystem™ 820 IBM System Storage® SAN Volume Controller SAP Business All-in-One for Retail SAP MaxDB SUSE Linux Enterprise Server IBM Business Partner c.a.r.u.s Information Technology GmbH Hannover Business challenge: Online retailer PVU Group GmbH, expanded and outgrew its physical location and IT systems. Could it relocate its headquarters office and transform its IT without business interruption? The benefit: Saves 20 percent in energy costs, cuts cooling requirements by an additional 20 percent, improves performance by a factor of ten, increases share of virtual systems by 35 percent and simplifies IT management. Solution components IBM® Flex System® IBM Storwize® V3700 IBM FlashSystem™ 820 IBM System Storage® SAN Volume Controller SAP Business All-in-One for Retail SAP MaxDB IBM Business Partner c.a.r.u.s Information Technology GmbH Hannover "With IBM Easy Tier, we can dynamically optimize performance and make best use of IBM FlashSystem 820." —Maxim Ignaz, Project Manager, PVU Group WAP12730-WWEN-00 1