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Engine Informática offers SAP software as a service with IBM

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries	Professional Service
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Challenge	Engine Informática, a Brazil-based company specializing in the implementation of SAP ERP solutions, identified a gap in the market for small and medium-sized companies. The company realized that the fixed infrastructure investment needed to run SAP 24/7, such as data centers, hardware, and support, meant that the per-user cost could be perceived as too high for smaller companies. The challenge was to reduce or eliminate the capital expenditures and implementation costs as much as possible to help reduce the barriers to entry for these smaller companies. Read More
About Customer	Engine Informática is a Brazil-based company that specializes in the implementation of SAP ERP solutions. Founded in 1988, the company offers outsourcing, call center management, multiplatform business solutions, and other professional services. The company employs around 1,200 people, responsible for operating and developing integrated solutions for businesses across South America and Canada. The company has cultivated deep expertise in the deployment of SAP environments, particularly for large and middle-market enterprises. Engine Informática is listed among the 25 largest consulting firms in Brazil according to Info200 magazine. Read More
Solution	Engine Informática partnered with IBM Global Technology Services to create a fully hosted solution with capacity for 600 concurrent SAP users. The solution is hosted on two IBM Power 550 Express servers connected to an IBM System Storage DS5000. The systems are hosted in an IBM Global Delivery Center managed by IBM Global Technology Services, which also provides resiliency services for the new solution. The solution offers high performance and availability for Engine Informática’s small and medium business customers for around half the cost per user compared with in-house solutions. The company’s SAP software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering enables customers to efficiently manage financials, customer relationships, human resources, projects, procurement, and the supply chain. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Professional Service

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Challenge

Engine Informática, a Brazil-based company specializing in the implementation of SAP ERP solutions, identified a gap in the market for small and medium-sized companies. The company realized that the fixed infrastructure investment needed to run SAP 24/7, such as data centers, hardware, and support, meant that the per-user cost could be perceived as too high for smaller companies. The challenge was to reduce or eliminate the capital expenditures and implementation costs as much as possible to help reduce the barriers to entry for these smaller companies.

About Customer

Engine Informática is a Brazil-based company that specializes in the implementation of SAP ERP solutions. Founded in 1988, the company offers outsourcing, call center management, multiplatform business solutions, and other professional services. The company employs around 1,200 people, responsible for operating and developing integrated solutions for businesses across South America and Canada. The company has cultivated deep expertise in the deployment of SAP environments, particularly for large and middle-market enterprises. Engine Informática is listed among the 25 largest consulting firms in Brazil according to Info200 magazine.

Solution

Engine Informática partnered with IBM Global Technology Services to create a fully hosted solution with capacity for 600 concurrent SAP users. The solution is hosted on two IBM Power 550 Express servers connected to an IBM System Storage DS5000. The systems are hosted in an IBM Global Delivery Center managed by IBM Global Technology Services, which also provides resiliency services for the new solution. The solution offers high performance and availability for Engine Informática’s small and medium business customers for around half the cost per user compared with in-house solutions. The company’s SAP software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering enables customers to efficiently manage financials, customer relationships, human resources, projects, procurement, and the supply chain.

Impact #1	Engine Informática is able to offer SAP solutions at some 50 percent of the typical price per user on in-house systems.
Impact #2	The company has opened up new markets with SAP software available at commercially attractive price points per user, with no capital expenditure required.
Impact #3	Mission-critical service reliability is available through shared service, at a fraction of the price of an in-house or on-premise system.

Impact #1

Engine Informática is able to offer SAP solutions at some 50 percent of the typical price per user on in-house systems.

Impact #2

The company has opened up new markets with SAP software available at commercially attractive price points per user, with no capital expenditure required.

Impact #3

Mission-critical service reliability is available through shared service, at a fraction of the price of an in-house or on-premise system.

Benefit #1	Cut overhead costs for a 600-user SAP solution by 50 percent.
Benefit #2	The cost per user is around 50 percent of the equivalent per-user price for an in-house SAP software deployment.

Benefit #1

Cut overhead costs for a 600-user SAP solution by 50 percent.

Benefit #2

The cost per user is around 50 percent of the equivalent per-user price for an in-house SAP software deployment.

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Engine Informática offers SAP software as a service with IBM

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