Hoval opts for the Swisscom Cloud

The energy sector is undergoing dramatic change. In response to this, Hoval set out on its digital journey some years ago and is gradually evolving from a product manufacturer to a service provider. Hoval was also faced with the decision of whether to modernise its two existing data centres or opt for sourcing and cloud services. As Erich Frick, IT Manager at Hoval says: "Finding a suitable partner for our journey into the cloud was intensive and challenging. Although set on this transformation, Hoval's project requirements were many and complex. Given that we are an international company that has grown over the years, our existing IT infrastructure is highly complex. Interface management, for example, will therefore play a key role. We also have to address various security and data protection requirements. In Swisscom, we have found a strong brand and trusted partner whom we can deal with on an equal footing. We are confident that our journey into the cloud will bring us many market and competitive advantages, enabling us to react to market fluctuations with greater efficiency, agility and flexibility."

Swisscom runs the infrastructure on the Enterprise Service Cloud with its advanced architecture for automated service provision and billing. For Hoval, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) permits an agile alignment of memory capacity and processing power with resource requirements. The SAP Basis services run on the dedicated Swisscom SAP Service Cloud. Besides improved business agility and technical adaptability, it was the flexibility and the mutual trust inspired by long years of cooperation that tipped the scales in favour of Swisscom. The project will run from 1 August 2018 until the first half of 2020 and will be rolled out into the live environment gradually.