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2021
Five years is just the beginning!
INTRASYSTEMS, one of the top system integrators in Ukraine, is celebrating its first anniversary in 2021. On this occasion, we talked with the commercial director of the company about the influence of the pandemic and the plans the integrator has ahead.
— The past 2020 was quite difficult for both the global economy and Ukraine. What are the consequences of the pandemic for the business of your company?
— Although 2020 was the year when the pandemic and the global crisis continued, there was no significant growth or fall in comparison with 2019. In 2020, we realized that the projects associated with the organization of remote workstations, the protection of remote connections, and data security were the most popular ones.
— Did your customers change their preferences during the pandemic? Which solutions became more popular and which were less popular?
— It is clear that during the pandemic VDI systems have become more popular, on which we have implemented more than one project for our customers. The demand for solutions associated with information security has also increased significantly since for the last year and a half companies tend to use remote workplaces. Demand for cloud solutions that make it possible, in case of need, to quickly increase IT resources, has grown significantly. On the other hand, interest in hardware has decreased.
— What technological competencies are you going to improve in the days ahead? In which areas are you going to develop the company?
— Over the past three years, we have been striving to develop information security. Earlier, we signed contracts with leading specialized universities in Ukraine to suggest students from those universities do an internship. After completion and based on the result of the internal exam, 3 to 5 people are invited to work in our company. Relying on forecasts, the cybersecurity market will continue to grow, and accordingly, we will be enhancing competencies in this direction to meet the demands of our customers. Consulting solutions are the next fast-growing area. Here, we have also increased the number of regular employees since, in the era of a pandemic, client companies have automated their business processes to the greatest possible extent. For instance, INTRASYSTEMS offers solutions that make it possible for customers to carry automate credit scoring for bank lending. So, banks are able to provide flexible and optimal packages for consumers, thus increasing their loan portfolio.
— If we delve more into the issue, what IT technologies do you believe to be the most promising for the growth of the country – 5G, IoT, Edge Computing?
— Referring to these promising solutions, we first of all chose IoT. 5G is also a very promising direction, however, the shift from 3G to LTE demonstrated how much resources were required to introduce this technology. Thus, we do not yet have cherish hopes for 5G. We believe that IoT can literally become a groundbreaking technology.
— Referring to these promising solutions, we first of all chose IoT. 5G is also a very promising direction, however, the shift from 3G to LTE demonstrated how much resources were required to introduce this technology. Thus, we do not yet have cherish hopes for 5G. We believe that IoT can literally become a groundbreaking technology.
— Relying on analysts, the system integration market in Ukraine is guided by the ‘law of five years’. Every 5 years, the market falls and the crisis occurs, after which, in a year or two, the market stabilizes and starts to grow. 2019-2020 was a period of serious fall, the end of 2020 was a period of stabilization, and the beginning of 2021 and the next 3-5 years will show an annual upswing of 10 or even 20%. We believe in this and are ready to meet the demand of a rising market.
— This year INTRASYSTEMS is celebrating its 5th anniversary. What achievements of your company are you proud of the most for the period of 2020-2021?
— In recent years, the number of companies in the systems integration market has decreased. We stand proud that during 2020-2021 we managed to hire more employees and improve the competencies of our specialists. This proves that the decisions made and the strategically important directions chosen were appropriate. All of it was reflected in the projects that we have implemented over the past two years. Today INTRASYSTEMS is certified by the largest manufacturers, whose solutions are being successfully implemented by our specialists. We are proud of the IDM team. Our competencies are backed by the most complex projects in various fields. For instance, we have implemented the largest MDM (Mobile Device Management) project in Europe, implemented Ukraine`s largest project for the introduction of Deception traps, and implemented the country`s largest project to ensure the security of APCS.
INTRASYSTEMS — is a youthful company, which, in only three years of its existence, has already become one of the top ten system integrators of Ukraine, showing speedy progress. At the same time, a deferred demand that has formed on the market will be reflected in our projects in 2021–2022. To top it all off, I would like to note that five years is just the beginning for our company. We are going to stay for a long time and see our development as a system integrator for 15–20 years ahead!
Interviewed by Igor KIRILLOV, Networks and Business
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