Bayerische Landesärztekammer

The Bayerische Landesärztekammer (BLÄK) is the legally recognized professional association representing all Bavarian physicians. Headquartered in Munich, the BLÄK advises and represents over 80,000 members in Bavaria on a wide range of professional matters, such as legal issues and continuing education, and also advocates on their behalf in the political arena.

To ensure that this advisory work runs smoothly and that BLÄK staff can rely on their IT infrastructure, professional endpoint management is essential. Currently, Alexander Rengsberger and Karsten Sturm, System Service Specialists in the BLÄK’s IT Administration department, manage over 300 Windows clients and approximately 50 servers across the two locations in Munich.

Customer Event Led to a Change

Alexander Rengsberger and Karsten Sturm participated in baramundi software GmbH’s annual Focus Tour in 2015. The event featured a series of product demos that showcased the solution’s capabilities for IT administrators.

“We watched the demos and were immediately impressed by how straightforward the solution is, especially when it comes to packaging and distributing software packages. We also didn’t realize until then that a German manufacturer could offer us this portfolio,” said Alexander Rengsberger.

“We were already impressed during the demo at the customer event back then, and we’re still just as enthusiastic—this feature is great and saves us a tremendous amount of time. 65 and Microsoft Dynamics Business Central as our ERP solution.”

Implementation Made Easy

With the help of BAGHUS GmbH (opens in new tab), a systems integrator and baramundi partner, the new endpoint management solution was implemented at BLÄK in just four days. “Everything went really smoothly, and we benefited from BAGHUS GmbH’s expertise, especially when it came to creating the baramundi jobs,” said Alexander Rengsberger.

With the baramundi solution, IT administration staff can handle a wide range of routine tasks that used to be very time-consuming: from hardware and software inventory to operating system installation, software deployment, and the distribution of Microsoft patches.

Quick and Easy: Operating System and Software Installation

By using the baramundi solution to install operating systems, BLÄK leverages the native Microsoft installation methods integrated into baramundi, thereby ensuring the highest installation quality and full manufacturer support. A new computer is automatically detected on the network and added to a database.

In addition to installing operating systems, software distribution is a key focus. The IT administration team uses a wizard to create installation jobs in just a few steps. Here, too, the IT administration team benefits from installing applications according to the original setup procedure. Alexander Rengsberger and Karsten Sturm perform automated software deployment for nearly every piece of software on the relevant clients.

Easy Deployment of Microsoft Patches

Three times a week, baramundi jobs run at BLÄK to check for and deploy Microsoft patches. The IT administrators also use the baramundi solution to deploy non-security-critical Microsoft patches. The Wake-On-LAN feature in particular makes Alexander Rengsberger and Karsten Sturm’s day-to-day work easier. This allows the IT administrators to avoid disrupting employees’ work while ensuring that the necessary patches are applied promptly. This feature automates the bootup of the clients in the middle of the night and checks them for the necessary patches.

“We’re excited to see what other projects we’ll be able to accomplish with the baramundi solution—one thing is clear: we’re definitely counting on baramundi,” said Alexander Rengsberger.