It’s the subsequent key milestone to speed up innovation and digital transformation within the Polish Digital Valley.

Right now, Microsoft introduced the opening of its latest trusted cloud area, the primary in Central and Jap Europe, situated in Poland. Microsoft’s Polish cloud area consists of three impartial 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 help the nation’s technological growth of society, enterprise and the economic system.

“Microsoft’s funding in Poland will speed up our nation’s transformation right into a expertise hub for the Central and Jap European area,” mentioned Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. “Because of the event of the Polish Digital Valley, tons of of engineers and builders will be capable to play a key position within the international economic system with out leaving the nation. That is accountable growth,” Morawiecki defined. He added that in instances of financial and geopolitical uncertainty, it is usually essential to take care of the best requirements of information storage safety. “Constructing resilience on this regard is essential for the Polish economic system and society,” mentioned Morawiecki.

Digitization: reworking 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 companies. The cloud is a vital contributor to accelerating the digitization and growing digital competence of Polish companies and the general economic system, in addition to strengthening their resilience in instances of financial and geopolitical uncertainty.

“The necessities to a profitable transformation are belief, safety and innovation, that are the foundations for the profitable growth of the economic system. I’m glad that Microsoft has been investing in Poland’s growth for a number of many years,” mentioned Mark Brzezinski, US Ambassador to Poland.

In accordance with the 2023 PwC CEO survey, 54 p.c of CEOs in Poland consider that their corporations won’t be worthwhile inside 10 years if they don’t remodel. Investing in automation, upskilling, cloud, AI and different superior digital applied sciences are key priorities for this 12 months. The Microsoft Cloud can help these digital transformations with entry to applied sciences, comparable to Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Energy Platform companies, obtainable within the Polish cloud area.

“Connecting Poland to the most important trusted international cloud infrastructure is critical help for the resilience of the nation, society and organizations, and the event of the Polish Digital Valley. One of many fundamental components of strengthening this resilience is elevating digital competence within the nation. Microsoft has expert greater than 430,000 IT professionals, enterprise representatives, companions and college students since this funding was introduced in 2020. Everybody will want digital expertise to pursue in-demand roles and construct livelihoods within the altering economic system so it’s an space the place we will help extra folks get higher jobs,” mentioned Ralph Haupter, President, EMEA, Microsoft

Safety: a cloud protect 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 international cloud ecosystem with the best safety requirements. We offer end-to-end options together with safety, compliance, identification and administration. Our clients profit from industry-leading risk intelligence, machine studying and deep protection capabilities to guard their units, safe identities, detect threats, collaborate safely and tackle compliance throughout their numerous clouds, platforms and apps.

“Poland is a pioneer within the Central and Jap European area relating to the extent of digitization of public companies. The finance sector is not any exception with companies, comparable to e-PIT or e-Tax, displaying that the Polish public administration can successfully construct digital options that acquire widespread recognition and person sympathy in a brief time period. On the similar time, making such companies obtainable requires guaranteeing the best requirements relating to the safety of processed knowledge, which within the present geopolitical scenario is gaining extra significance,” mentioned Magdalena Rzeczkowska, Finance Minister.

The very best 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 impartial energy, cooling and networks.

Microsoft’s cloud area in Poland will allow corporations to adjust to the European Union’s Normal Information Safety Regulation (GDPR) and retailer their most useful digital property in Poland, guaranteeing compliance with knowledge storage and processing rules.

Innovation: cloud-powered to adapt and advance

The Microsoft Cloud is designed to assist clients deliver new options to life – assembly immediately’s challenges and making ready for the long run. Digitization is a key enabler of societal and financial progress, but solely 1 in 10 Polish companies are glad 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 revolutionary and aggressive.

Technological innovation is a essential success issue, particularly for corporations working in quickly altering market environments, comparable 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 important aggressive benefit on this space. Clients will obtain instruments and capabilities for higher enterprise scalability and international growth, which can permit them to develop and compete within the international market.

In accordance with IDC Analysis, over the subsequent 4 years the brand new datacenter area will assist get rid of among the limitations to cloud adoption throughout the area and account for roughly 16.5 p.c of the brand new income whole ($45.7 billion USD) via 2026.

Hundreds of shoppers and companions in Poland have already trusted Microsoft applied sciences. They embody faculties, universities, organizations and corporations from all industries. Already, various Poland’s most revolutionary organizations, comparable to Żabka Group, the Ministry of Finance, mBank, Tauron Group and Polpharma, are utilizing the Microsoft Cloud.

“Constructing enterprise resilience primarily based on trusted applied sciences and revolutionary options gives tangible advantages and benefits, so essential in unsure, unpredictable instances. Digital transformation, which we’re pursuing in partnership with Microsoft, amongst others, is among the pillars of the Żabka Group’s technique. For years, we’ve got been investing within the growth of cutting-edge digital instruments, and greater than 15 p.c of the folks employed in our group are concerned in tasks within the space of innovation,” mentioned Tomasz Blicharski, Vice President of the Administration Board of the Żabka Group and Managing Director of Żabka Future.