Following the acquisition of a company in the US, Austrian powder metallurgy company PLANSEE experienced a period of rapid growth. That is why the company migrated a suite of SAP software including SAP ERP, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Supply Chain Management and SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Services to two IBM Power 780 systems with 12 POWER7 processors each and a total of 16 cores each in Turbo Mode. IBM System Storage DS8100 and IBM System Storage TS1130 tape drives provide storage, managed by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. Working with IBM Software Services, PLANSEE replaced its existing Oracle database with IBM DB2 and activated deep compression.For more information on Storage System, visit http://ibm.co/LIg7gk. Visit http://on.fb.me/LT4gdu to 'Like' the official Facebook page of IBM India Smarter Computing.

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PLANSEE boosts efficiency and compresses
database costs with SAP on IBM DB2
Overview
 The Challenge processors each and a total of 16  Key Solution Components
Following the acquisition of a cores each in Turbo Mode. IBM Industry: Industrial Products
company in the US, Austrian System Storage DS8100 and IBM Applications: SAP® ERP with
powder metallurgy company System Storage TS1130 tape drives modules including financials,
PLANSEE experienced a period provide storage, managed by IBM controlling, materials management
of rapid growth. As it approached Tivoli Storage Manager. Working and production planning; SAP
the end of its leasing contracts, the with IBM Software Services, Supply Chain Management
company identified an opportunity PLANSEE replaced its existing (SCM), SAP NetWeaver® Business
to upgrade its hardware platform in Oracle database with IBM DB2 and Warehouse, SAP NetWeaver
order to ensure that it could provide activated deep compression. Process Integration, SAP Solution
its SAP systems with excellent Manager, SAP BusinessObjects
performance in times of continuous  The Benefits Global Trade Services
growth. This represented an Upgrading to the latest POWER7 Hardware: IBM ® Power® 780
ideal time to find a cost-efficient technology with capacity offered servers with POWER7® processors,
alternative for its existing Oracle on an on-demand basis gives IBM System Storage® DS8100, IBM
database, which was expanding PLANSEE the flexibility to scale System Storage TS1130
sharply, calling for expensive to meet changing requirements, Software: IBM AIX®, IBM DB2® for
additions to storage capacity. whilst paying only for what is used. Linux, UNIX and Windows, IBM
Replacing Oracle database with IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager
 The Solution DB2 cut the company’s database Services: IBM Software Group
Migrated a suite of SAP software size by 50 percent, decreasing Services, IBM Global Financing
including SAP ERP, SAP backup times by 50 percent, and
NetWeaver Business Warehouse, introducing storage savings of
SAP NetWeaver Process approximately 30 percent. Overall,
Integration, SAP Solution Manager, the solution is expected to achieve
SAP Supply Chain Management a return on investment (ROI) in just
and SAP BusinessObjects Global three years, whilst the migration to
Trade Services to two IBM Power IBM DB2 is projected to offer an ROI
780 systems with 12 POWER7 of a single year.

2. “Overall, we estimate PLANSEE is the world market leader in (SCM), SAP NetWeaver Process
high performance materials produced Integration (PI), SAP Solution Manager
that we have gained
by powder metallurgy. These materials and SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade
a 30 percent saving in are used in future technologies such Services (GTS).
storage costs due to the as clean energy, medical technology,
implementation of IBM electronics, and mobility. In close Ensuring these applications were
DB2... Compared to the co-operation with its customers, supported by reliable and highly
PLANSEE of Austria develops available hardware was the main
legacy Oracle solution,
innovative materials solutions by priority for the IT team at PLANSEE. The
response times for some combining outstanding materials combination of a period of rapid growth
programs improved knowledge with profound applications – specifically due to the acquisition of a
by 30-50 percent, and and technology know-how. Founded in company in the US – and the end of the
dialog response times 1921, PLANSEE is a privately-owned company’s leasing contracts drawing
business with 30 production facilities near, led PLANSEE to seek the ideal
were down by 15-20
on three continents and with sales choice for an upgrade.
percent.” offices in 49 countries, and represents
a strong partner for research and “SAP modules form the core of our
Engelbert Wörle, Head of IT Infrastructure,
PLANSEE industry. Employing about 6,000 business processes,” comments
people, PLANSEE achieves annual Engelbert Wörle, Head of IT
sales of about €852 million. Infrastructure at PLANSEE. “As such,
we needed to guarantee maximum
Coping with a growing business uptime and optimal performance. Our
To manage its manufacturing and existing IBM solution had served us well
supply chain processes, PLANSEE – with 100 percent availability over 2008
relies on a large suite of SAP and 2009 – but our growing business
applications such as SAP ERP, SAP called for greater processing power and
NetWeaver Business Warehouse capacity.”
(BW), Supply chain Management
Enabling business flexibility
PLANSEE replaced its two IBM Power
590 systems, each of which had 16
cores, with two IBM Power 780 systems
with POWER7 processors. Each server
features 16 cores in Turbo Mode, with
12 of them currently being activated,
and 320 GB main memory with 272 GB
being activated.
The company pays only for what
is currently in use by leveraging a
Capacity on Demand model for its
IBM Power 780 servers. This provides
PLANSEE with a key competitive edge,
enabling it to boost performance rapidly
with minimal disruption to its operations,
enhancing business response enabled
by flexible Power Systems technology.

3. To use the available resources even The company operates 22 SAP systems “The IBM solution
more efficiently, PLANSEE took for about 3,500 users worldwide in 22
provides the ideal
advantage of the Active Memory LPARs running on IBM AIX Version
Expansion (AME) feature offered by 6.1 on the IBM Power 780 servers. For
support for the SAP
the new POWER7 processor-based data protection and disaster recovery applications that
systems. AME uses compression for PLANSEE uses IBM Tivoli Storage lie at the heart of
parts of the memory to expand the Manager within its SAP environment. PLANSEE’s operations.
effective memory capacity. About 25 TB of data is mirrored to a
IBM POWER7
secondary location about 1 km away
“The ability to dynamically adjust from the primary data center. IBM
technology provides
capacity on demand for our IBM Power System Storage DS8100 and IBM the exceptionally high
780 servers really make sense for a System Storage TS1130 tape drives performance and
company like us,” says Wörle. “For provide storage. stability we need to
some applications, such as SAP Supply
manage greater growth
Chain Management, which we recently “IBM System Storage provides ultra-
installed, it is very difficult to estimate secure, centralized storage ideal for our
and additional success.”
the capacity required in advance. This needs,” comments Wörle. “Combined
Engelbert Wörle, Head of IT Infrastructure,
flexible approach enables us to modify with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, we PLANSEE
our applications and try new things in the have an automated, resilient backup
most cost-effective manner possible. strategy in place.”
“Meanwhile, the innovative Active Choosing IBM DB2
Memory Expansion feature built into the Demand for IT resources was expanding
IBM Power 780 servers enables us to use rapidly, as users, applications and data
our existing resources to their maximum were added to the company’s SAP
potential. In fact, we estimate that this landscape, leading to a huge expansion
feature has increased server efficiency in the company’s existing Oracle
by 20 percent.” database environment. This would
soon necessitate an expensive storage
The IBM Power Systems Exchange expansion, a move PLANSEE wanted to
Program from IBM Global Financing avoid if at all possible. TECHNICAL LANDSCAPE
helped to minimize the financial impact Servers: IBM Power 780 servers with
of migrating to powerful POWER7 “The size of our biggest Oracle database 12 POWER7 processors each and a
processors. IBM Global Financing hit 2.4 TB and was growing all the time,” total of 16 cores each in Turbo Mode,
offered a flexible and cost-effective explains Wörle. “It was clear that a costly IBM System Storage DS8100, IBM
comprehensive financing solution expansion to our IBM System Storage System Storage TS1130
enabling PLANSEE to quickly, easily DS8100 disk system would soon be Software: IBM AIX, IBM DB2 for Linux,
and affordably enjoy the benefits of the called for, but we decided to see if a UNIX and Windows, IBM Tivoli
very latest IBM technology. The older more cost-effective alternative existed. Storage Manager, SAP ERP, SAP
POWER5 systems were also leased If we could find a way to reduce our Supply Chain Management (SCM),
from IBM, and the flexible approach database size, this would enable us SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse,
provided by IBM Global Financing made to cut down on backup times and the SAP NetWeaver Process Integration,
it possible for PLANSEE to conduct a number of tapes required to hold this SAP Solution Manager, SAP
side-by-side migration with all servers data.” BusinessObjects Global Trade
running in parallel before the POWER5 Services
systems were returned to IBM, resulting Working with IBM Software Services, Users: 3,400 SAP ERP users
in no downtime. PLANSEE replaced its Oracle

4. databases with IBM DB2 for Linux, “IBM System Storage
UNIX and Windows database Version
provides ultra-secure,
9.7. The migration was performed
centralized storage
smoothly and with minimal disruption
to operations, with most systems ideal for our needs.
migrated in weekends and the entire Combined with IBM
project lasting just three months. The Tivoli Storage Manager,
IBM Deutschland GmbH
migration method was DB2 Load
we have an automated, D-70548 Stuttgart
with ADC or Full Compress, and the ibm.com/solutions/sap
resilient backup
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Wörle. “In spite of the volume of data
Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United
that needed to be moved, it was “What really impressed us, however, States and other countries. UNIX is a registered
trademark of The Open Group in the United
conducted for our production ERP was the fact that we found that
States and other countries. Linux is a trademark
system over a single weekend, with the sophisticated compression of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other
countries, or both. Microsoft, Windows, Windows
the IBM consultants staying onsite for capabilities of IBM DB2 did not seem to
NT, and the Windows logo are trademarks of
a week after that to help us with any impact on performance. For example, Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other
countries, or both.
customizations or tweaks needed to compared to the legacy Oracle
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the business risk involved in the programs improved by 30-50 percent,
This case study illustrates how one IBM
migration, and really put our minds at and dialog response times were down customer uses IBM and/or IBM Business Partner
technologies/services. Many factors have
rest.” by 15-20 percent.”
contributed to the results and benefits
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Dramatic savings Impressive returns
provided by the featured customer and/or IBM
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accuracy. All customer examples cited represent
PLANSEE was able to see the a superb price/performance ratio,
how some customers have used IBM products
improvements in real terms – with the enabling the company to enjoy optimal and the results they may have achieved. Actual
environmental costs and performance
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compressing the size of the database SAP applications at a competitive price customer configurations and conditions.
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“Cutting our database size in half in just three years, whilst the migration
with IBM DB2 has had numerous to IBM DB2 is projected to offer an ROI
positive ramifications,” explains Wörle. of a single year.
“Immediately, this alleviated our
storage issue, enabling us to avoid Wörle concludes, “The IBM solution
investment in expensive expansions provides the ideal support for the SAP
to our current storage estate. It also applications that lie at the heart of © Copyright 2011 SAP AG
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the implementation of IBM DB2. additional success.” Germany and several other countries.
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