Customer Case Study
REALTECH
9/15/2009
Partner Builds Global Practice Helping Organizations Migrate SAP to SQL Server
REALTECH, based in Walldorf, Germany, is an international consulting firm with more than 700 SAP-certified specialists. The company has developed a specialized practice in helping organizations migrate SAP from UNIX/Oracle and other operating system/database stacks to the Microsoft® Application Platform. REALTECH reports that its customers are migrating SAP deployments to the Microsoft Application Platform, including Microsoft SQL Server®, to enjoy a lower total cost of ownership and ease of use.
Industry: IT Services
Size: Large, 700 employees
Country: Germany  Germany

Customer Profile
REALTECH, with 700 SAP-certified specialists, is an international consulting firm that helps organizations get the greatest value from SAP deployments, with a specialty in guiding organizations through SAP migrations.
Business Situation
REALTECH has seen increasing demand from customers wanting to migrate SAP from UNIX/Oracle and other operating system/database stacks to the Microsoft® Application Platform.
Solution
REALTECH has seen increasing demand from customers wanting to migrate SAP from UNIX/Oracle and other operating system/database stacks to the Microsoft® Application Platform.
Benefit
  • Lower total cost of ownership
  • Integration efficiencies
  • Ease of use
  • Data Compression with SQL Server 2008
Software
  • Lower total cost of ownership
  • Integration efficiencies
  • Ease of use
  • Data Compression with SQL Server 2008
Quote
"Our customers tend to see significant savings in licensing costs when moving from Oracle to SQL Server," says Mielke. "So as soon as an organization starts looking at licensing there can be big incentives to migrate to the Microsoft Application Platform."
Hinrich Mielke, Consulting Manager, REALTECH