Case Study: VDL Groep achieves 24/7 global manufacturing continuity with Veeam Backup & Replication

VDL Groep moves towards 24/7 global manufacturing with service continuity from Veeam

VDL Groep, an international manufacturing group headquartered in Eindhoven with more than 100 companies and 16,000 employees, needed to move to 24/7, automation-driven production while protecting rapidly growing digital assets (now ~1.2 PB). Any unplanned downtime risked stopping production and harming quality, and the company’s previous mix of backup tools lacked scalability, transparency and centralized control.

VDL implemented Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to centralize protection for roughly 1,200 virtual and 240 physical servers and critical SaaS apps. The solution enabled daily backups, fast granular restores, a 100% backup success rate and near‑100% service continuity, reducing IT overhead and freeing resources to focus on digital transformation and growth.

VDL Groep

Bas ten Velden

System Architect