It’s the subsequent key milestone to speed up innovation and digital transformation within the Polish Digital Valley.
Today, Microsoft introduced the opening of its latest trusted cloud area, the primary in Central and Eastern Europe, situated in Poland. Microsoft’s Polish cloud area consists of three unbiased bodily areas round Warsaw, every consisting of a number of datacenters. It ensures the best requirements of safety, privateness and regulatory-compliant knowledge storage within the nation. The launch of the Microsoft area is a continuation of the corporate’s greater than 30-year engagement with Poland and a dedication to proceed to assist the nation’s technological improvement of society, enterprise and the financial system.
“Microsoft’s investment in Poland will accelerate our country’s transformation into a technology hub for the Central and Eastern European region,” stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. “Thanks to the development of the Polish Digital Valley, hundreds of engineers and developers will be able to play a key role in the global economy without leaving the country. This is responsible development,” Morawiecki defined. He added that in occasions of financial and geopolitical uncertainty, it is usually essential to keep up the best requirements of knowledge storage safety. “Building resilience in this regard is crucial for the Polish economy and society,” stated Morawiecki.
Digitization: remodeling Poland’s organizations
The opening of the Polish cloud area is in response to rising demand for high-performance computing (HPC) and quick and dependable entry to Microsoft Cloud providers. The cloud is a vital contributor to accelerating the digitization and growing digital competence of Polish companies and the general financial system, in addition to strengthening their resilience in occasions of financial and geopolitical uncertainty.
“The essentials to a successful transformation are trust, security and innovation, which are the foundations for the successful development of the economy. I am glad that Microsoft has been investing in Poland’s development for several decades,” stated Mark Brzezinski, US Ambassador to Poland.
According to the 2023 PwC CEO survey, 54 % of CEOs in Poland consider that their firms won’t be worthwhile inside 10 years if they don’t rework. Investing in automation, upskilling, cloud, AI and different superior digital applied sciences are key priorities for this 12 months. The Microsoft Cloud can assist these digital transformations with entry to applied sciences, equivalent to Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform providers, obtainable within the Polish cloud area.
“Connecting Poland to the largest trusted global cloud infrastructure is significant support for the resilience of the country, society and organizations, and the development of the Polish Digital Valley. One of the main elements of strengthening this resilience is raising digital competence in the country. Microsoft has skilled more than 430,000 IT professionals, business representatives, partners and students since this investment was announced in 2020. Everyone will need digital skills to pursue in-demand roles and build livelihoods in the changing economy so it’s an area where we can help more people get better jobs,” stated Ralph Haupter, President, EMEA, Microsoft
Security: a cloud defend for Poland
Digital safety is a key space for constructing the resilience of Poland and its native organizations, and Microsoft’s method to digital safety is unmatched. The opening of the native cloud computing area integrates Poland into Microsoft’s world cloud ecosystem with the best safety requirements. We present end-to-end options together with safety, compliance, identification and administration. Our prospects profit from industry-leading menace intelligence, machine studying and deep protection capabilities to guard their units, safe identities, detect threats, collaborate safely and deal with compliance throughout their numerous clouds, platforms and apps.
“Poland is a pioneer in the Central and Eastern European region when it comes to the level of digitization of public services. The finance sector is no exception with services, such as e-PIT or e-Tax, showing that the Polish public administration can effectively build digital solutions that gain widespread popularity and user sympathy in a short period of time. At the same time, making such services available requires ensuring the highest standards when it comes to the security of processed data, which in the current geopolitical situation is gaining additional importance,” stated Magdalena Rzeczkowska, Finance Minister.
The highest service availability and resilience is assured by three Azure availability zones in Poland. These zones are distinctive bodily areas, every consisting of a number of datacenters geared up with unbiased energy, cooling and networks.
Microsoft’s cloud area in Poland will allow firms to adjust to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and retailer their most precious digital property in Poland, guaranteeing compliance with knowledge storage and processing laws.
Innovation: cloud-powered to adapt and advance
The Microsoft Cloud is designed to assist prospects convey new options to life – assembly at this time’s challenges and getting ready for the long run. Digitization is a key enabler of societal and financial progress, but solely 1 in 10 Polish companies are happy with their digital maturity.
Microsoft’s Digital Futures Index (DFI) signifies that the extra digitally superior a rustic is, the extra financial progress and societal advantages it experiences. In different phrases, it’s greener, wealthier, extra modern and aggressive.
Technological innovation is a crucial success issue, particularly for firms working in quickly altering market environments, equivalent to retail, banking or streaming platforms. It requires most operational velocity and decreasing overload and latency to an absolute minimal. The Azure Poland Central cloud area will present vital aggressive benefit on this space. Customers will obtain instruments and capabilities for higher enterprise scalability and world growth, which is able to enable them to develop and compete within the world market.
According to IDC Research, over the subsequent 4 years the brand new datacenter area will assist eradicate among the obstacles to cloud adoption throughout the area and account for roughly 16.5 % of the brand new income complete ($45.7 billion USD) via 2026.
Thousands of consumers and companions in Poland have already trusted Microsoft applied sciences. They embrace faculties, universities, organizations and corporations from all industries. Already, a variety of Poland’s most modern organizations, equivalent to Żabka Group, the Ministry of Finance, mBank, Tauron Group and Polpharma, are utilizing the Microsoft Cloud.
“Building business resilience based on trusted technologies and innovative solutions provides tangible benefits and advantages, so critical in uncertain, unpredictable times. Digital transformation, which we are pursuing in partnership with Microsoft, among others, is one of the pillars of the Żabka Group’s strategy. For years, we have been investing in the development of cutting-edge digital tools, and more than 15 percent of the people employed in our organization are involved in projects in the area of innovation,” stated Tomasz Blicharski, Vice President of the Management Board of the Żabka Group and Managing Director of Żabka Future.