TSG Hoffenheim and STACKIT
STACKIT accompanies TSG Hoffenheim into the digital future
TSG Hoffenheim not only stands for commitment to health and sustainability in professional sport and in the region, but is also an innovation leader in many areas of digitization. Even during training, digital analysis from A to Z is a crucial component of the training. It is not for nothing that TSG Hoffenheim is pursuing a cloud-first strategy. For us, it is a matter of honor to accompany the association on the digitization journey and to defend the title as a digital innovation leader together.
Digital working – certainly possible!
The football of today and tomorrow is data-driven. The TSG collects a lot of it: in building management, ticket sales, public transport data and highly sensitive player data. All of this data must be recorded and processed, securely stored and just as securely distributed to the right people – every day, around the clock, on weekends as well as on match days. Up-to-date, of course. This is essential for the team’s success on the pitch. Trainers must have access to the data of their players at all times, as well as the tactics and the opponent. Team physicians, on the other hand, require access to the players medical data at all times. Even the personnel in the parking garage at the stadium are dependent on data if they need to be able to check the number of available parking spaces in real time. The fact is: data is directly and indirectly decisive for the game and must therefore be as secure and available as possible.
STACKIT as a reliable partner for the cloud and more
STACKIT supports the TSG not only with the technical evaluation of application designs, but also with the implementation of these designs in the STACKIT cloud. In addition, the committed and motivated young team provides new ideas for the implementation and optimization of internal projects.
Vision Cloud First
The digital future of TSG Hoffenheim is in the cloud. STACKIT’s Professional Service leads the conception, migration planning and implementation of the necessary measures to make this vision a reality.
Contract management
TSG uses a solution on the data-controlled STACKIT cloud for the contract management of its players. This solution, which is aimed at security and availability and is cost / benefit-optimized, was made possible by the use of managed service offerings in conjunction with classic SaaS elements.
POS systems and mobile payment
A new cash register backend system, which is located securely and confidently on the STACKIT cloud, forms the backbone of all payment processes and transactions in the stadium with its reliable and secure infrastructure.
Milestones of our partnership
November 2022
First meeting between TSG Hoffenheim and STACKIT
January 2023
Joint conceptual workshops for use cases and the system architecture in the cloud
March 2023
Provision of the first use case with standard file services by the STACKIT Professional Service as well as a backup as Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
June 2023
Preparation of the deployment and provision of a data analytics platform as IaC by the STACKIT Professional Service, including detailed documentation for the TSG and the service providers involved, as well as training for the TSG on the STACKIT portal
August 2023
First discussions between STACKIT Professional Service and Ex4Sports about the implementation of a player contract management solution on the STACKIT Cloud
September 2023
Provision of the Ex4Sports environment by STACKIT Professional Service and transfer for use to the TSG
November 2023
Decision to move the TSG and its systems already located in the STACKIT Cloud to the new STACKIT Network Access Design (SNA)
December 2023
Provision of all required NetPrints systems by STACKIT Professional Service, relocation of the TSG cash register systems to the STACKIT Cloud, start of the migration of all TSG Solutions and remaining OnPrem systems to the STACKIT Network Area
February 2024
Successful completion of the migration
“The STACKIT team convinced us right from the start. They understand the requirements that we have as a professional club in top-level football and ensure that we have secure and fast access to our data in all areas. We can absolutely rely on our contact persons and the products. ”
Rafael Hoffner
Director of Organization TSG Hoffenheim
