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Cloud Migration£120KManufacturing / Optics

Carl Zeiss GmbH

SAP-to-Azure Migration

0Annual Savings
Timeline: 18 monthsTeam: 2 consultants

Summary

Designed Customer 360 analytics platform integrating SAP CRM/ERP with Azure Synapse, achieving 40% faster reporting and 50% reduction in manual data reconciliation.

The Challenge

Carl Zeiss had customer data spread across SAP CRM, SAP ERP, and multiple regional systems. Generating a unified customer view required manual reconciliation that took the analytics team days. SSIS-based ETL was slow, fragile, and impossible to maintain.

Our Solution

Designed a Customer360 architecture in Azure Synapse with automated migration from SSIS to cloud-native pipelines. Implemented a Landing Zone using Azure Synapse Pipelines with a customizable framework for ingesting complex unstructured files from SAP CRM and ERP systems.

Architecture Flow

SAP Source Systems

SAP CRMSAP ERPRegional databasesFlat file exports

Azure Data Platform

Azure SynapseData Factory pipelinesSQL PoolsStaging area

Analytics & Reporting

Customer360 modelPower BI dashboardsSnowflake warehouseSelf-service analytics

Our Process

1

SAP Data Mapping

Mapped all SAP CRM and ERP data entities, relationships, and transformation rules for the Customer360 model.

SAP CRMSAP ERPData Modeling
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SSIS-to-Cloud Migration

Migrated legacy SSIS packages to Azure Synapse Pipelines with automated testing and validation.

Azure SynapseAzure Data Factory
3

Landing Zone Framework

Built customizable ingestion framework for complex SAP extracts with automated schema detection.

Synapse PipelinesSQL Pools
4

Customer360 Model

Designed star schema for unified customer view with SCD Type 2 for historical tracking.

Star SchemaSCD Type 2Snowflake
5

BI & Analytics

Power BI dashboards for customer behavior, product trends, and regional performance analysis.

Power BIDAXRLS

Results & Impact

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Annual Savings

Cloud cost optimization and eliminated manual reconciliation

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Faster Reporting

From multi-day to same-day customer analytics

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Less Manual Work

Automated reconciliation replaced spreadsheet processes

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Customer View

Unified view across all SAP modules and regional systems

Technology Stack

Azure SynapseSAP CRMSAP ERPAzure Data FactorySnowflakePower BISSIS MigrationSQL Pools

The Customer360 platform has given us unprecedented insight into our customer relationships across all regions. The Azure migration was seamless.

Foli Josee

Product Owner, Carl Zeiss

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