Norcross, 30092, GA,
United States
Computacenter US
Computacenter US, a prominent reseller, system integrator, and consulting company, that plays a vital role in numerous system integration and digital transformation initiatives. Computacenter US collaboration with software players such as IBM, SAP and empowers organizations to embrace disruptive technologies and accelerate their journey to the cloud, thus reshaping their business models.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Insurance | 3900 | $15.3B | United States | IBM | IBM Z Systems | Application Hosting and Computing Services | 2009 |
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Insurance | 3900 | $15.3B | United States | SAP | SAP Bank Analyzer | ERP Financial | 2009 |
In 2009, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota implemented SAP Bank Analyzer as part of an ERP Financial initiative to centralize bank analytics and financial close workflows. The deployment was aligned to enterprise finance operations across BCBSM headquarters in Eagan and regional offices, and targeted core treasury, cash management and bank reconciliation processes typical for ERP Financial systems.
The SAP Bank Analyzer implementation was provisioned on an IBM System z Enterprise Linux Server platform introduced into BCBSM’s environment, with Computacenter US delivering datacenter optimization, virtualization and staging services. Functional capabilities were configured to support statement ingestion, reconciliation workflows, position reporting and audit trails, using SAP Bank Analyzer as the central financial analysis engine.
Integrations included IBM DB2 databases already resident on the System z platform and an IBM XIV Storage System for consolidated storage, leveraging System z Enterprise Linux Server instances for application and staging environments. The Hatfield Solution Centre was used for proofs-of-concept, staging and load-testing prior to production rollout, enabling convergence of previously dispersed application servers onto the System z Linux environment.
Governance and operational model changes emphasized availability, disaster recovery and simplified administration, with Computacenter US supporting implementation governance and platform management practices. BCBSM documented a recovery process that allowed full disaster recovery at a secondary data center within 90 minutes and centralized administration that reduced the System z Linux estate management to a small team.
Reported outcomes tied to the infrastructure platform supporting SAP Bank Analyzer included a near 97 percent improvement in recovery time, expected consolidation ratios on the order of 30-to-1 for distributed x86 servers, storage TCO reductions in excess of 70 percent versus conventional storage subsystems and overall platform cost estimates between 30 and 50 percent lower than distributed architectures. SAP Bank Analyzer remained the ERP Financial core for bank-level analytics while benefiting from the availability and TCO profile of the System z and IBM XIV storage infrastructure managed with Computacenter US services.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Insurance | 3900 | $15.3B | United States | IBM | IBM z/OS | Operating System (OS) | 2009 |
In 2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota implemented IBM z/OS, deploying the Operating System (OS) on IBM System z to consolidate core mainframe services and centralize DB2 production workloads. The implementation included deployment of IBM z/OS to host DB2 on z/OS as the primary transactional platform while also extending the System z portfolio to support Linux on System z workloads through an Enterprise Linux Server purchase.
BCBSM had been running application servers in a Microsoft Windows environment on Intel hardware prior to the initiative, and the project configured virtualization and server provisioning capabilities on the System z platform to support consolidation and faster provisioning. The program used the ELS System z server for proofs-of-concept, staging, and load-testing, and targeted Oracle and SAP ERP consolidation scenarios alongside DB2 on z/OS to reduce server footprint and simplify infrastructure management.
The implementation integrated IBM XIV Storage System technology alongside System z to optimize storage efficiency and reduce cooling and power requirements, with documentation citing XIV deployments delivering significant TCO reductions versus conventional storage. Disaster recovery and availability were explicitly addressed, with a full disaster recovery capability to a secondary data center demonstrated within 90 minutes, an improvement noted against prior recovery windows and described as an availability enhancement for business continuity.
Computacenter US served as the systems integrator, using the Hatfield Solution Centre as the staging location for the ELS server and client proofs-of-concept, and the rollout covered headquarters in Eagan and branch operations including Arrowhead and Rochester. Operational governance consolidated platform management, reducing operational complexity and enabling a smaller dedicated support team, with BCBSM reporting improved availability and reduced business complaints following the IBM z/OS and System z deployments.
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Insurance | 3900 | $15.3B | United States | IBM | IBM Db2 | Database Management | 2009 |
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