1. Business challenge
As the traditional fixed-line consumer business continues to shrink and fresh competition in non-regulated markets eats into margins, many telcos are seeking scale through mergers and acquisitions.
“With IBM Power as our platform for SAP HANA, we can adapt to unexpected developments or new requirements and keep moving forward to deliver added value to the business.”
—Connie Walden, Director, IT Development & Support, CenturyLink
Transformation
To support its revenue-growth plans, CenturyLink migrated SAP® Business Suite to the SAP HANA® database on the IBM® Power® platform, accelerating reporting and projects, and simplifying acquisitions.
Business benefits:
64 times
quicker completion of some financial transactions
1.57 times faster cost allocation during month-end close
60% reduction in SAP database size enables faster backup and recovery
CenturyLink
Supports strategic transformation and growth by accelerating integration of acquisitions
Solution components:
SAP® Business Suite powered by SAP HANA®, SAP HANA, SAP Hybris® Billing
IBM® AIX®, IBM PowerVM®, IBM Power® System E880, IBM Power System E880C, IBM FlashSystem® V9000, IBM Systems Lab Services
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
CenturyLink is a global communications and IT services company connecting customers to the power of the digital world. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, big data analytics, managed security services, hosting, cloud, and IT consulting services. The company provides broadband, voice, video, advanced data and managed network services over a robust 265,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 360,000-route-mile international transport network.
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Company Background
CenturyLink is a global communications and IT services company connecting customers to the power of the digital world. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, big data analytics, managed security services, hosting, cloud, and IT consulting services. The company provides broadband, voice, video, advanced data and managed network services over a robust 265,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 360,000-route-mile international transport network.
Business challenge
As the traditional fixed-line consumer business continues to shrink and fresh competition in non-regulated markets eats into margins, many telcos are seeking scale through mergers and acquisitions.
The benefit
Faster financial reporting helps to identify and convert revenue opportunities. Greater flexibility cuts time-to-value for corporate acquisitions, delivering economies of scale sooner.
Pull Quote
“With IBM Power as our platform for SAP HANA, we can adapt to unexpected developments or new requirements and keep moving forward to deliver added value to the business.”
—Connie Walden, Director, IT Development & Support, CenturyLink
Solution components
SAP® Business Suite powered by SAP HANA®
SAP HANA
SAP Hybris® Billing
IBM® AIX®
IBM PowerVM®
IBM Power® System E880
IBM Power System E880C
IBM FlashSystem® V9000
IBM Systems Lab Services
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
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