Case Study: Schwarz Group achieves secure EU cloud data sovereignty with MongoDB

Schwarz Group powers 11,500 Lidl stores with MongoDB

Schwarz Group, a major multinational retailer, needed a scalable and EU-compliant database with full data sovereignty to support its new STACKIT cloud platform. The challenge was to find a solution that could handle voluminous, complex data structures without relying on external third-party servers. To meet this need, Schwarz Group implemented MongoDB Flex from vendor MongoDB.

The solution involved using MongoDB to deliver flexible, high-performance, document-based storage with sharding and EU-residency guarantees. This provided Schwarz Group with complete data sovereignty and control, faster deployments, and straightforward operations. A measurable impact was achieved by supporting critical workloads like Lidl's automated food ordering system, which reliably calculates stock requirements for 11,500 stores every night. Vendor MongoDB enabled STACKIT to ensure a reliable and performant environment for its operations.

Schwarz Group