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Volkswagen Financial Services Drives Down Response Times With IBM Systems Solution for SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator

Overview Volkswagen Financial Services AG (VWFS) provides a comprehensive range of services for the worldwide market, including financing, insurance, leasing and banking for the Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda automotive brands. Volkswagen Financial Services needs rapid access to the latest financial data in order to respond effectively to fast-moving automotive finance and insurance markets. Slow and unpredictable response times from its business intelligence tools were preventing the company from accessing this information effectively. Working with c.a.r.u.s. an IBM Premier Business Partner, the company implemented the IBM Systems solution for SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse Accelerator, which uses a combination of SAP applications and IBM BladeCenter and storage hardware to deliver consistently fast query response speeds.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	July 2009
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, Blades

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