Neu-Isenburg, June 19, 2024 - To prepare for the future, the international chemical company Kemira has transitioned from its long-standing archiving solution to the kgs platform for cloud-based archiving.
The migration to SAP S/4HANA necessitated an update to Kemira's archiving strategy. The requirements for archiving SAP data were stringent, given the business-critical nature of this data and associated documents. This made it essential to adopt a solution with SAP certification and to find a migration specialist with extensive expertise.
The technical specifications for the new solution were clear from the beginning: around 10 million documents needed migration, and 3 TB of data required archiving, with invoices and logistics documents being top priority. "Additionally, it was crucial to ensure that all running systems were unaffected by the data migration, that business-critical data remained available at all times, and that accessing documents from the new archive was quick," says Johanna Pakkanen, Senior IT Manager at Kemira. During their search, they found kgs' SAP-certified archiving solution, which perfectly matched their needs. The extensive migration and SAP expertise of the kgs consultants was a significant advantage.
Following a successful proof of concept (PoC), the migration to tia® was completed with minimal downtime. Only a few IT employees at Kemira were required for the process, and now all colleagues work with the system seamlessly. The transition has been so smooth that employees notice no difference when uploading documents from the new archive compared to classic SAP files, thanks to the system's impressive performance.
Johanna Pakkanen stated, "Archiving is not a 'nice to have', but a 'must have'. With tia®, we now have a lean and powerful archive that meets all our requirements."
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About KGS Software GmbH
KGS Software GmbH has been a leader in SAP archiving for over 25 years, offering the highest level of expertise. Leading companies worldwide – such as Lufthansa Group, Procter & Gamble, BMW, and Kärcher – rely on kgs solutions. Data, documents and attachments from SAP, as well as attachments from other leading applications like Microsoft SharePoint, are migrated and archived using cloud-native, high-performance software.
Under the brand "tia®" – the intelligent archive – kgs unites all product modules under a common vision of the intelligent document archive. tia® stands for autonomous archiving, is compatible with any applications, storage solutions, and cloud technologies, and provides companies with a Single Point of Truth (SPoT) for document access. tia® supports the SAP certified interfaces ArchiveLink®, ILM, and CMIS. With the world’s first SAP-certified CMIS interface, kgs' technological leadership in document management was once again confirmed in 2022. kgs is headquartered in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main, with a branch in Atlanta, Georgia
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