Modernization of Middleware Infrastructure

Client

The client is a leading producer of soups, canned meals, baked goods, beverages, and snacks headquartered in New Jersey. 

Challenges

• Use of multiple middleware solutions, leading to a highly complex integration environment, redundant processes and unused interfaces
• High cost of managing diverse integration landscape (2500+ interfaces)
• Need for reverse engineering due to unavailability of previous documentation

Our Solution

• LTM integrated business functions eiciently for profitable operations and sustainable growth by consolidating on a single SAP PO/CPI-based middleware platform.
• Reduced risk by replacing the customer's obsolete Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) platform.
• Modernized the customer's Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) platform and integration approach between the customer's systems of record and cloud applications.
• Put the customer's on a path to support digital transformation by integrating with mobile devices and IoT in the near future.
• Replaced IBM IIB9 EAI platform and its related integration components like adapters and MQ Series with SAP PO and CPI.
• Replaced Gentran EDI platform and Axway AS2 with SAP PO through a B2B add-on.
• Standardized, consolidated, and achieved maturity in B2B transactions and acknowledgments using SAP B2B add-on.
• Improved testing quality with our Integration Migration suite.
• Ensured naming convention and transport validation using our PO Profiler.

Business Benefits

• Optimized the number of EDI interface maps leading to a reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Maintained appropriate documentation per interface resulting in reduced operations cost
• Streamlined and consolidated system maintenance with a single window of operations