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Construction and Real Estate | 2000 | $600M | Belgium | SAP | SAP HANA | Database Management | 2014 |
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Construction and Real Estate | 2000 | $600M | Belgium | SAP | SAP S/4 HANA - Sales and Distribution (SD) | Supply Chain Management | 2014 |
In 2014 AG Real Estate implemented SAP S/4 HANA - Sales and Distribution (SD) as a core element of a Supply Chain Management initiative hosted and operated by Ctac on IBM infrastructure. The deployment focused on centralizing sales and distribution processes while aligning procurement, finance and property management workflows to a single SAP S/4HANA digital core, with explicit attention to governance and process standardization across the organization.
The implementation encompassed the SAP S/4 HANA - Sales and Distribution (SD) application alongside a broader SAP landscape that includes SAP ERP powered by SAP HANA modules for controlling, materials management, project systems and vendor invoice management, plus SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP BusinessObjects reporting, SAP Real Estate and SAP Enable Now for training and documentation. Configuration work emphasized standard Sales and Distribution flows, purchase-order controls to strengthen financial governance, and self-service reporting capabilities to democratize tenancy and financial data for business users.
Architecturally the environment was delivered by Ctac as a hosted private cloud on IBM Power Systems and IBM Storage using a Tailored Data Center Integration model, with IBM PowerVM virtualization and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications at the OS layer and IBM Spectrum Virtualize for storage. Ctac’s implementation scaled on a high-density virtualization footprint, operating 96 logical partitions across ten physical servers, leveraging over 400 POWER processor cores and 38 TB of memory, and automating VM lifecycle tasks with IBM PowerVC to reduce routine management effort to approximately eight hours per server and 10.5 hours per storage device per month, with per-server power draw at about 2.6 kilowatts.
Governance and operational changes were driven by the hosted model, shifting infrastructure responsibility to Ctac and enabling AG Real Estate’s IT team to focus on functionality rather than platform management, including Ctac-managed patching and uptime assurance which produced no SAP production downtime in 2017. Reporting improvements via SAP BusinessObjects on HANA and tightened purchase-order processes were implemented to improve controls and decision making, and a planned Ctac-built application to centralize personal data on SAP HANA was identified as a next step to support GDPR compliance and future integrations such as connecting SAP HANA to external data sources for shopping center analytics.
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Construction and Real Estate | 2000 | $600M | Belgium | SAP | SAP S/4 HANA - Controlling (CO) | ERP Financial | 2014 |
In 2014 AG Real Estate implemented SAP S/4 HANA - Controlling (CO) as part of an SAP S/4HANA Finance and SAP ERP on HANA environment, categorized under ERP Financial. The deployment was executed as a hosted private cloud engagement with Ctac operating the SAP landscape on IBM Power Systems and IBM Storage using a Tailored Data Center Integration model to centralize infrastructure responsibility.
SAP S/4 HANA - Controlling (CO) was configured alongside modules for materials management, project systems, sales and distribution, vendor invoice management, and SAP Real Estate, with SAP BusinessObjects supplying BI and self-service reporting. The Controlling implementation focused on financial controlling, cost monitoring and internal reporting workflows, and was complemented by SAP Enable Now for end user training and process documentation to support governance and adoption.
The technical architecture is hosted by Ctac on IBM Power Systems servers virtualized with IBM PowerVM and managed with IBM PowerVC, running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, and on IBM Storwize storage virtualized with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software. Ctac’s aggregated SAP estate includes over 400 physical POWER processor cores and 38 TB of memory, and is configured with 96 logical partitions across ten physical servers, enabling multi-tenant containment and operational automation of virtual machines.
Operational scope covered AG Real Estate’s IT and organization functions in Belgium, with Ctac handling infrastructure, patching and hosting services so the internal IT team could focus on functionality. Process transformation included a strengthened purchase-order approval process to improve financial controls and supplier management, and expanded reporting capabilities that delivered faster tenancy and finance insights through SAP BusinessObjects and HANA powered reporting.
Explicit infrastructure and operational outcomes were recorded, including a reduced physical footprint with 96 logical partitions across ten servers, an average of 8 hours monthly to manage each compute block and 10.5 hours monthly per storage device, and measured power draw of approximately 2.6 kilowatts per server and one kilowatt per storage device. AG Real Estate and Ctac have continued development work, including a Ctac-built application to centralize personal data on SAP HANA for GDPR compliance and plans to extend analytics by connecting SAP HANA to external social data sources.
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Construction and Real Estate | 2000 | $600M | Belgium | SAP | SAP S/4 HANA - Project System (PS) | Project Portfolio Management | 2014 |
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Construction and Real Estate | 2000 | $600M | Belgium | SAP | SAP S/4 HANA - Materials Management (MM) | Inventory Management | 2014 |
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Construction and Real Estate | 2000 | $600M | Belgium | SAP | SAP EnableNow | Digital Adoption | 2014 |
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Construction and Real Estate | 2000 | $600M | Belgium | IBM | IBM Power Systems | Application Hosting and Computing Services | 2014 |
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Oil, Gas and Chemicals | 500 | $85M | Egypt | SAP | SAP ERP ECC 6.0 | ERP Financial | 2015 |
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Oil, Gas and Chemicals | 500 | $85M | Egypt | IBM | IBM Power Systems | Application Hosting and Computing Services | 2015 |
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Life Sciences | 18000 | $6.5B | United States | SAP | SAP ERP ECC 6.0 | ERP Financial | 2011 |
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