Amica Group is a leading home appliance manufacturer based in Poland.
At-a-Glance
Amica Group, a leading home appliance manufacturer, adopted SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications (SLES for SAP Applications) and SUSE Manager to optimize its SAP operations. As a result, Amica Group reported significant improvements in system performance, reliability and flexibility, ultimately leading to increased efficiency and cost savings. The feedback presented in this spotlight was collected and verified in a survey on SUSE's customers conducted by UserEvidence, an independent research firm.
Customer challenges
Amica Group faced challenges with its growing SAP estate, specifically with managing the complex environment, maintaining high availability and optimizing performance across its systems. The company sought a new vendor that could streamline its SAP operations, reduce costs and improve overall efficiency. Initially, Amica Group considered Red Hat Enterprise Linux to support and manage its on-premises SAP environment. However, after learning about the trusted alliance between SAP and SUSE, the company ultimately selected SLES for SAP Applications and SUSE Manager to minimize risk and avoid business disruption.
"SLES for SAP Applications gives us the stability and reliability we need for our business systems. Full range of support and usability makes it a perfect part of our IT environment. SUSE Manager provides our organization with a wide range of update options, configurations and useful tools. It serves as an excellent source of system information and acts as a central hub for the verifications and management tasks we face daily in the IT world."
Results and benefits
Amica Group implemented SLES for SAP Applications and SUSE Manager on hardware provided by Dell Technologies and HPE. Shortly after, the company began experiencing significant improvements with its SAP systems. First, the solution reduced the company's SAP system downtime, improving service reliability and reducing costs. Second, it strengthened business operations by optimizing SAP application performance and improving the security of its SAP HANA systems. By collaborating with SUSE, Amica Group has been able to focus on innovation, leading to increased customer satisfaction and business growth.