1. Itambé Gears up for explosive growth Business benefits:
Business challenge
As Itambé churns out impressive business growth, how can the company ensure that its IT systems keep pace with increased workload?
Transformation
Itambé produces dairy goods for thousands of stores across Brazil. Could the company ensure totally fresh deliveries, even as business grew? Or would rising transaction loads leave a sour taste as systems struggled to cope? Thanks to IBM® Power Systems™ and SAP, Itambé is achieving record sales and the crème de la crème of operational efficiency.
“We selected IBM Power Systems servers because we knew from experience that the platform offers exceptional reliability and availability.”
—Evaldo Pereira, IT Infrastructure Coordinator, Itambé
Evaldo Pereira, IT Infrastructure Coordinator, Itambé
Business benefits:
30% cut
in time for customer billing
Faster delivery of monthly management reports
USD 2,270 saving per month on electricity bills
Itambé
Gears up for explosive growth
Solution components:
SAP® Business Warehouse
SAP ERP
SAP Fiori®
SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance
IBM® AIX®
IBM FlashSystem® V9000
IBM Global Financing
IBM Power® System E870; IBM Power System S824; IBM PowerVM®
IBM Storwize® V7000
IBM Technology Support Services
IBM TS3200
Itambé is one of Brazil’s largest dairy companies, serving more than 7,000 suppliers and employing 3,300 people. Every day, the company transforms 3.5 million liters of milk into over 190 different dairy goods, including milks, yogurts, whey, and confectionery. With more than 67 years in the dairy business, Itambé operates industrial units in Pará de Minas, Sete Lagoas, Guanhães, Uberlândia, and Goiânia.
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Company Background
Itambé is one of Brazil’s largest dairy companies, serving more than 7,000 suppliers and employing 3,300 people. Every day, the company transforms 3.5 million liters of milk into over 190 different dairy goods, including milks, yogurts, whey, and confectionery. With more than 67 years in the dairy business, Itambé operates industrial units in Pará de Minas, Sete Lagoas, Guanhães, Uberlândia, and Goiânia.
Business challenge
As Itambé churns out impressive business growth, how can the company ensure that its IT systems keep pace with increased workload?
The benefit
Customer billing completes in 30 percent less time, monthly management reports arrive three days earlier, critical system backups run 50 percent faster, and Itambé continues to thrive.
Pull Quote
“We selected IBM Power Systems servers because we knew from experience that the platform offers exceptional reliability and availability.”
—Evaldo Pereira, IT Infrastructure Coordinator, Itambé
Solution components
SAP® Business Warehouse
SAP ERP
SAP Fiori®
SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance
SAP Process Integration
SAP Solution Manager
IBM® AIX®
IBM FlashSystem® V9000
IBM Global Financing
IBM Power® System E870
IBM Power System S824
IBM PowerVM®
IBM Storwize® V7000
IBM Technology Support Services
IBM TS3200
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