Germany is the most successful equestrian nation in the world and the German Equestrian Federation (FN) plays a huge part in this success.

From “small horseshoes” to pedigrees dating back to the early 20th century, the German Equestrian Federation (Fédération Equestre Nationale, or FN for short) maintains a tremendous amount of data. From its headquarters in Warendorf, the sports association manages all data relating to breeders, athletes and, last but not least, almost 4 million horses. For many years, this data was managed via the Oracle Siebel application in various Oracle databases. To migrate this application from a local service provider to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), the FN worked together with Neos IT Services GmbH.

The Siebel application contains the central database which the FN not only uses for its day-to-day operations, but also to maintain and retrieve statistics. For example, all breeding association data from across Germany is consolidated in this database. “Data exchange” is the key word here. “We started with electronic data processing in 1976,” says Florian Giesecke-Uellner, Head of IT at the FN. “Our database includes almost 4 million animals with pedigrees dating back to the early 1900s.”

For the FN, it was important that the "hosting" and "operation" components interact seamlessly lock in the target cloud solution. The association was looking for a service provider that did not require these two components to be manually coordinated. The FD opted for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a Managed Services model with partner Neos-IT based in Munich.

The application is now faster, more secure, and can be used anywhere in the world. This last point creates a lot of flexibility, especially as people are increasingly working from home, even within the FN. In addition to the security of the data, the new solution also increases the operational reliability or accessibility of the application. “Events in our sport mainly take place on weekends and evenings,” says Giesecke-Uellner. “I need something that is also available outside of operating hours.”

Read more about the German Equestrian Federation case study with Neos-IT.

• The German Equestrian Federation are a recognised Solution Innovator, not an Oracle Customer Reference.