1. Business challenge
For Danish Defence, operations management requires military precision. How could the ministry satisfy decision-makers’ demand for the latest operational and logistical information?
“The combination of SAP HANA and IBM Power Systems provides a highly reliable, high-performance platform for one of our most critical applications.”
—Timo Jensen, Major, Chief of Section, DeMars Operations & Platform, IT Operations, Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization
Transformation
Danish Defence upgraded its SAP® Business Warehouse application to the SAP HANA® database running on high-performance IBM® Power® System E880 servers, slashing response times.
Timo Jensen, Major, Chief of Section, DeMars Operations & Platform, IT Operations Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization
Photo credit: Opklaringsbataljonen, Danish Defence
Business benefits:
Up to 50%
faster system response times enable employees to work more productively
4 hours ahead of schedule: reports are now always ready at the start of the day
60% cut in storage footprint, reducing power and cooling costs
Danish Defence
Supports military administration and operations with rapid, reliable reporting
Solution components:
SAP® Business Warehouse powered by SAP HANA®
SAP ERP
SAP HANA
IBM® AIX®
IBM DS8886
IBM Global Technology Services® – Strategic Outsourcing
IBM Power® System E880
IBM PowerHA® SystemMirror® for AIX
IBM PowerVM
IBM Spectrum Virtualize™
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
The Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) is tasked with carrying out the government’s defence policy to protect Denmark and its national interests, and to ensure the security of its citizens. Headquartered in Copenhagen, the ministry employs more than 20,000 people. The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation, an agency under the MoD, is tasked with the procurement of military equipment to all units and agencies under the MoD. It is also responsible for running all IT operations, and supporting defence administration and operations.
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Danish Defence
Company Background
The Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) is tasked with carrying out the government’s defence policy to protect Denmark and its national interests, and to ensure the security of its citizens. Headquartered in Copenhagen, the ministry employs more than 20,000 people. The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation, an agency under the MoD, is tasked with the procurement of military equipment to all units and agencies under the MoD. It is also responsible for running all IT operations, and supporting defence administration and operations.
Business challenge
For Danish Defence, operations management requires military precision. How could the ministry satisfy decision-makers’ demand for the latest operational and logistical information?
The benefit
Up to 10 times faster response times supports timely and accurate decision-making. Faster load and runtimes mean that staff can get on with planning and reporting without delay at the start of the day.
Pull Quote
“The combination of SAP HANA and IBM Power Systems provides a highly reliable, high-performance platform for one of our most critical applications.”
—Timo Jensen, Major, Chief of Section, DeMars Operations & Platform, IT Operations, Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization
Solution components
SAP® Business Warehouse powered by SAP HANA®
SAP ERP
SAP HANA
IBM® AIX®
IBM DS8886
IBM Global Technology Services® – Strategic Outsourcing
IBM Power® System E880
IBM PowerHA® SystemMirror® for AIX
IBM PowerVM
IBM Spectrum Virtualize™
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
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