Case Study: DATEV speeds open source approval and vulnerability management with Mend

DATEV reduces open source approval time from weeks to seconds with Mend

DATEV, a major German financial software and IT services cooperative, faced a significant challenge in managing and securing its extensive use of open source components. Their manual, form-based approval process for new open source libraries was slow, taking up to three months, and lacked visibility into existing vulnerabilities and license compliance. They needed an automated solution to integrate into their secure on-premises environment.

By implementing Mend's on-premises solution, DATEV automated its software composition analysis, integrating it directly into its Jenkins CI/CD pipeline. The results were dramatic: Mend reduced the approval process for open source components from weeks to mere seconds. This provided developers with immediate, automated security and license checks, giving DATEV full visibility into its open source usage and allowing them to prioritize critical vulnerabilities effectively.

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