When Compliance Can’t Wait: How Star Automotive Retired SAP in Just 4 Months
Urgent Compliance. Zero Downtime. Complete Data Access.
When Compliance Can’t Wait: How Star Automotive Retired SAP in Just 4 Months
Urgent Compliance. Zero Downtime. Complete Data Access.
SITUATION
When Mercedes-Benz Hellas sold its commercial vehicle business in Greece to Emil Frey Group, the clock started ticking for Star Automotive Hellas. Local tax authorities required full access to historical SAP data for at least 10 years. But Mercedes couldn’t allow long-term access to the legacy SAP system.
CHALLENGE
Transfer all necessary business data in a readable, compliant format—fast.
Solution
JiVS IMP from Data Migration International, implemented by DXC.
Results
100% audit-compliant data access—without keeping the SAP system running
4-month carve-out completed, including extraction, transformation, and go-live
Zero business disruption during financial closing and year-end activities
Significantly reduced operating costs with JiVS IMP in the cloud
SAP-like user experience for finance teams accessing archived data
Future-ready for acquisitions—JiVS IMP is now the standard platform for future IT integrations
