FC Bayern Munich and STACKIT

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STACKIT supports FC Bayern Munich in its digital transformation with solutions from the STACKIT cloud

FC Bayern Munich is the epitome of passion for top performance. This applies above all to football, but also in the area of digitalization. It fills us with great pride to be able to accompany FC Bayern Munich as an official cloud service partner and to jointly design and implement groundbreaking cloud solutions in the sports environment.

FC Bayern Munich in the digital transformation

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With around 360,000 members, FC Bayern Munich is one of the sports clubs with the largest number of members in the world. The hearts of football fans around the world beat faster when the club enters the field. Athletic success is only the tip of the iceberg. Behind the team on the pitch are hundreds of people who work for the club: grounds attendants, employees in the fan shops, talent scouts, IT specialists and many more: they all work continuously to move the club forward in every respect bring. In the context of digitization, FC Bayern relies on the STACKIT cloud in the area of cloud computing. We are proud to be able to accompany the transformation and to combine our resources and experience with the ambition and passion of the FC Bayern team.


Secure and data protection compliant: FC Bayern Munich in the STACKIT Cloud

Digital applications have long been a fixture at FC Bayern Munich. The record champion meets the increasing requirements of the growing club with sophisticated digital solutions that can also master all challenges in the future. STACKIT offers FC Bayern Munich a toolbox with reliable solutions that are adapted to needs in workshops and projects and brought closer to IT employees.

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Hybrid cloud with STACKIT

The STACKIT Cloud complements the data center of FC Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena. The hybrid cloud approach seamlessly connects the systems of FC Bayern Munich and the STACKIT cloud: a plus in flexibility and maximum performance.

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Cloud empowerment

In addition to the STACKIT services and products, FC Bayern Munich benefits from the expertise of the STACKIT team. Building knowledge in the IT teams at FC Bayern Munich is an integral part of the collaboration. Only in this way can STACKIT ensure the team’s independence and autonomy over the long term. We create the greatest added value with full transparency and genuine mutual understanding.

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Application and Kubernetes monitoring

STACKIT Observability is a powerful toolset that evaluates telemetry data such as metrics, tracings and logs and clearly visualizes the results. FC Bayern Munich uses STACKIT Observability to record important metrics of the Kubernetes cluster and various MicroServices. This allows rapid intervention if necessary.


5 questions for CIO Michael Fichtner

In our exclusive multi-part series, Questions to the CIO, Michael Fichtner reveals how he redefines fan experiences, masterfully implements EU regulations, and takes security and digitization to the next level with STACKIT and XM Cyber. You can find more episodes on our STACKIT YouTube channel.


Milestones of our partnership

Juli 2023

Start of the partnership

September 2023

Kick-off of the Kubernetes platform project

October 2023

Workshop IT environment and selection of the STACKIT cloud as a supplement to the data center of FC Bayern Munich

December 2023

Kick-off for the projects “FC Bayern Forum” (update of the fan forum software) and “License plate recognition” (improved processes in the parking garages of FC Bayern Munich) and connection of the STACKIT cloud to the IT infrastructure of FC Bayern Munich

January 2024

Workshop Cloud Empowerement “in the Allianz Arena – knowledge transfer on the latest cloud technologies and best practices

February 2024

Integration of STACKIT Observability and the STACKIT SKE cluster into existing FC Bayern Munich Kubernetes clusters

March 2024

Workshop “Data Lakehouse”



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