Case study
Background:
BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) is one of Germany’s largest industrial companies and the most successful car and motorcycle manufacturers in the world. It was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Mission statement: "The BMW Group is the world 's leading provider of premium products and premium services for individual mobility."
The IT-Infrastructure at BMW:
The IT-infrastructure is almost totally responsible for the company’s entire infrastructure. It supports approximately 1,000 web applications, with 4,700 application server instances and 8,400 web server instances. The organization also supports 90,000 desktop and laptop computers, 9,300 smartphones, and 48,000 mobile phones. The network encompasses 186,000 active LAN ports, 6,100 LAN switches or routers, and 4,900 WLAN access points under management. For database, the organization supports 1,900 database instances as well as 300 SAP systems in test, development, and production environments
The functional strategy of IT-Infrastructure at BMW is based on the following points:
- Agility. The IT infrastructure should be very flexible so that it copes up well with the changing states and requirements.
- Data, information, and knowledge. The company should be prepared to handle increasing volumes of data and enable IT- Infrastructure users and staff to access the information they require in easier and more secured way.
- Competence. IT-Infrastructure staff members should be knowledgeable about new technologies in the market and should be able to adapt them fast as possible.
- Sourcing. BMW Dependencies on IT providers should be minimized and an efficient vendor portfolio should be established.
Risk management:
The risk management system of BMW is a permanent and continuous process. It is based on a decentralized structure. And is managed by a network of risk managers. Duties, responsibilities and tasks are assigned to the network. The process
BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) is one of Germany’s largest industrial companies and the most successful car and motorcycle manufacturers in the world. It was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Mission statement: "The BMW Group is the world 's leading provider of premium products and premium services for individual mobility."
The IT-Infrastructure at BMW:
The IT-infrastructure is almost totally responsible for the company’s entire infrastructure. It supports approximately 1,000 web applications, with 4,700 application server instances and 8,400 web server instances. The organization also supports 90,000 desktop and laptop computers, 9,300 smartphones, and 48,000 mobile phones. The network encompasses 186,000 active LAN ports, 6,100 LAN switches or routers, and 4,900 WLAN access points under management. For database, the organization supports 1,900 database instances as well as 300 SAP systems in test, development, and production environments
The functional strategy of IT-Infrastructure at BMW is based on the following points:
- Agility. The IT infrastructure should be very flexible so that it copes up well with the changing states and requirements.
- Data, information, and knowledge. The company should be prepared to handle increasing volumes of data and enable IT- Infrastructure users and staff to access the information they require in easier and more secured way.
- Competence. IT-Infrastructure staff members should be knowledgeable about new technologies in the market and should be able to adapt them fast as possible.
- Sourcing. BMW Dependencies on IT providers should be minimized and an efficient vendor portfolio should be established.
Risk management:
The risk management system of BMW is a permanent and continuous process. It is based on a decentralized structure. And is managed by a network of risk managers. Duties, responsibilities and tasks are assigned to the network. The process
References: 1. http://annual-report2012.bmwgroup.com/bmwgroup/annual/2012/gb/English/pdf/report2012.pdf 2. http://www.bmw.com/ 3. http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/cloud-computing/cloud-computing-odca-cloud-strategy-bmw-case-study.html