Case Study about Techniker Krankenkasse
Background: The Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) was formed in 1884 and is a health insurance institution providing consulting, financial planning and services for 3.4 million members in technical and technically oriented professions and industries. The Hamburg-based company merged with the Gärtner Krankenkasse in January 2000 and currently has just under 10,000 employees in 222 branches. As a result of the fusion, not only the number of employees grew, but also the data volume and data growth in the branches. A new data backup strategy thus became unavoidable.
Challenge: Originally, data in every branch office was backed up onto DDS tapes which were changed manually every day. With an estimated annual data growth of 30 percent, the capacity of the tapes was reached more and more quickly. In addition, the time and administration involved and the risk of inserting the wrong tape was high. One employee was responsible for the daily backup of the data and changing the tapes. In order to rule out the risk of wrong or forgotten backups, the TK opted for the automation of the backup. The supposed higher costs are all relative when the costs of inefficient. Keep reading
