Case Study: Teva Czech Industries achieves 24/7 production continuity and scales to 6 billion pills per year with NetApp MetroCluster

Teva Czech Industries Manages Production of 6 Billion Pills a Year with NetApp MetroCluster

Teva Czech Industries, a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in Opava producing about 6 billion pills a year, faced rapid growth and a mission‑critical Oracle-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) whose downtime would halt production. The company needed a trusted, highly available data infrastructure to ensure 24/7 business continuity, support expanding virtual workloads, and meet regulatory requirements.

Working with partner Proact, Teva extended its NetApp MetroCluster deployment—upgrading to FAS8040 controllers in an active‑active, stretched cluster with synchronous mirroring, Snapshot-based fast restores, and disk-to-disk-plus-tape backups. The solution simplified management, preserved prior investments, delivered fast, reliable online protection and multi‑year stability, ensured continuous 24/7 production operations, and positioned the plant for further data and product‑line growth while supporting compliance needs.

Teva Czech Industries

Martin Košec

Infrastructure Manager