SAP Business Transformation Study | Utilities | Eneco
Eneco: Making a Cloud-First Strategy
a Reality with the SAP® Cloud Platform
Integration Service
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Eneco is a leading network operator in the Netherlands, providing a secure energy
supply to millions of customers. Within a rapidly changing business environment,
Eneco identified the need to transform its IT environment in order to provide more
agility to address business needs. Applying the right integration platform can facilitate
this rapid change and make a genuine step toward a cloud-first strategy.
Working with Proxcellence and using the SAP® Cloud Platform Integration service,
Eneco was successfully supported in its transition to a state-of-the-art cloud platform.
Automated monthly upgrades to the cloud, working in tandem with the flexibility to
integrate between SAP® and non-SAP applications, helps ensure Eneco moves to a
cloud-first strategy with strength and conviction. Plus, the user-friendly platform and
minimal up-front costs deliver increased efficiencies, which is great news for Eneco and
its customers.
SAP Business Transformation Study | Utilities | Eneco
Eneco simplifies IT and drives innovation
Company
Eneco Holding N.V.
Headquarters
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Industry
Utilities
Products and Services
Supplier of gas, electricity,
and heat
Employees
7,000
Revenue
€4.28 billion (2015)
Web Site
www.eneco.com
Partner
Proxcellence
www.proxcellence.com
Objectives
• Support rapid change and transformation processes in the utilities industry
by using flexible, state-of-the-art business and IT solutions in the cloud
• Introduce a cloud-first strategy for the company, starting with a cloud
platform that is scalable and can support cloud-to-cloud integration as well
as hybrid deployment models
• Move away from non-SAP managed services
Why SAP
• User-friendly and small-footprint integration platform
• Future-ready integration solution that allows customers to scale over time
Resolution
• Worked with SAP partner Proxcellence to design and implement the cloud
platform approach
• Completed the integration and went live in a matter of weeks after a short
implementation cycle
• Gained the flexibility to integrate between all SAP® and non-SAP systems,
thanks to the customization capabilities offered by the SAP Cloud Platform
Integration service
Benefits
• Simpler IT that helps drive innovation
• Minimal up-front investment
• No costs for hardware installation
• No need to invest in technical monitoring and upgrades, thanks to
automatic monthly upgrades to the cloud infrastructure performed by SAP
• Standard integration content with automated release-update cycles
“Thanks to the SAP Cloud Platform Integration service, we were able to cut
down our IT spending for integration middleware to between 50% and 60%
of our annual total cost of ownership. At the same time, the ease of use and
flexibility of the solution helped us to go live in a matter of weeks."
Marco Verhoef, Integration Consultant, IT Asset Management, Eneco Holding N.V.
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Faster
Innovation thanks to
shorter project and
upgrade cycles
Scalable
Cloud integration
platform as the gateway
to a cloud-first strategy
Minimal
Up-front investment
Less
IT spending for integration
middleware (down to
50%–60% of the annual
total cost of ownership)
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