Case Study: Landkreis Augsburg achieves hyperscale security, high availability, and unmatched threat protection with Check Point Software

Landkreis Augsburg Hyperscales Security — Quickly, Easily, and Confidently

Landkreis Augsburg, a Bavarian district serving about 254,000 residents across 46 towns and multiple offices, schools and communities, faced rapidly growing demand that was overwhelming its legacy firewall clusters. With 17 schools, many BYOD clients and expanding internet capacity, the IT team needed a hyperscale, high‑availability security solution that would integrate with existing management tools and scale on demand without becoming a bottleneck.

They implemented Check Point Maestro Hyperscale Orchestrator with Quantum Security Gateways, R81 security management, SandBlast and Premium PRO Support, supported by Check Point Professional Services. The deployment delivered full active‑active redundancy, simplified automated management and 24x7 proactive monitoring, enabled a fast cutover of 17 schools, and scaled to 1.5 Tbps of threat‑prevention capacity—giving the district stronger real‑time protection, improved visibility, and a future‑proof, investment‑protected security platform.

Landkreis Augsburg

Johannes Reitschuster

Deputy IT Director and Team Lead