1. 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:
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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
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