Insurance Business challenge In response to the mounting challenges faced by companies in the insurance industry, VKB Group sought to optimize its software testing. “We drew heavily on the expertise of the IBM team, which helped us to define processes that align with general best practices, leading to better results and facilitating knowledge transfer.” —Stefan Niemeyer, Head of Application Development Tools and Frameworks, VKB Group Transformation With help from IBM, VKB Group deployed IBM® InfoSphere® Optim™, which enables testers to work with smaller, standardized data sets that can accelerate testing. Stefan Niemeyer, Head of Application Development Tools and Frameworks, VKB Group Business benefits: More flexible testing of complex processes with smaller data sets Shrinks storage and CPU costs for the testing environment significantly Decreases maintenance workload due to simplified processing and usability VKB Group Driving consistent standardization and increasing testing efficiency Solution components IBM® InfoSphere® Optim™ Test Data Management IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Privacy IBM z Systems™ IBM z/OS® IBM DB2® for z/OS IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Client Name VKB Group Company Background Versicherungskammer Bayern is part of the VKB Group, Germany’s largest public insurer. The company is among the nation’s top ten primary insurers, and collected EUR7.6 billion (USD8.9 billion) in premiums in 2015 (provisional data). Its regional subsidiaries operate in Bavaria, Palatinate, Saarland, Berlin and Brandenburg. In conjunction with other public insurers, the firm offers health insurance nationwide. VKB Group has earned recognition as a family-friendly company, and employs around 6,800 people including more than 350 apprentices. Business challenge In response to the mounting challenges faced by companies in the insurance industry, VKB Group sought to optimize its software testing. The benefit Standardized processes and smaller data sets mean that tests can be run more efficiently. Pull Quote “We drew heavily on the expertise of the IBM team, which helped us to define processes that align with general best practices, leading to better results and facilitating knowledge transfer.” —Stefan Niemeyer, Head of Application Development Tools and Frameworks, VKB Group Solution components IBM® InfoSphere® Optim™ Test Data Management IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Privacy IBM z Systems™ IBM z/OS® IBM DB2® for z/OS IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Case study Link http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=AB&infotype=PM&htmlfid=IMC14967USEN&attachment=IMC14967USEN.PDF Versicherungskammer Bayern is part of the VKB Group, Germany’s largest public insurer. The company is among the nation’s top ten primary insurers, and collected EUR7.6 billion (USD8.9 billion) in premiums in 2015 (provisional data). Its regional subsidiaries operate in Bavaria, Palatinate, Saarland, Berlin and Brandenburg. In conjunction with other public insurers, the firm offers health insurance nationwide. VKB Group has earned recognition as a family-friendly company, and employs around 6,800 people including more than 350 apprentices. Share this