The plan combines long-term investments. It assumes skills
upgrading, strong local partnerships, support for digital transformation and
the latest cloud technologies. All this to help realize the vision of the “Polish
Digital Valley” and accelerate digitization and innovation for
companies, government and citizens. Implementation of the plan will also be
possible thanks to establishing a partnership with the Polish National Cloud,
established by PKO BP and PFR.
Higher class of services
By creating a new Microsoft data center region in Poland as
part of a global cloud for the ecosystem of startups, entrepreneurs,
enterprises and the government will gain access to secure enterprise-class
cloud services.
The basis is a good plan
The plan is based on Microsoft’s almost 30 years of
experience in successful cooperation with Polish organizations and enterprises
as well as with a network of over 6,000 local partners. The initiative lasts
for another seven years. It combines extensive knowledge of digital
transformation with a strong emphasis on improving the skills of local talent
with the latest competences in the cloud to enable local organizations to drive
and accelerate their digital transformation, increase competitiveness and
promote employment opportunities in the market.
Polish Digital Valley
“I am proud to announce our $1 billion dollar investment in
Poland’s continued digital transformation and the development of the ‘Polish
Digital Valley.’ Today’s announcement builds on our nearly 30-year presence in
the country. Microsoft’s global-scale cloud in Poland will allow an
ever-wider use, faster implementation and more benefits to those public
institutions and businesses in critical sectors along with Poland’s thriving
start-up community. This investment will also provide strong support for the continued
success of Poland’s developer talent pool and beyond, creating critical
skilling and learning opportunities for an estimated 150,000 employees,
partners and students. Our mission is to empower the people and
organizations of Poland to achieve more,” said Jean-Phillippe Courtois,
executive vice president and president, Microsoft Global Sales, Marketing and
Operations.
Skills development program
The skills development program will include training,
e-learning programs, workshops and hackathons (programming marathons). Training
includes cloud computing as well as development using artificial
intelligence. They also apply to machine learning technology, big data and
Internet of Things (IoT). As part of these activities, accessibility for
people with disabilities is important to Microsoft. The implementation is to
provide people with disabilities with access to technologies and tools that
allow them to learn, inform and increase employment opportunities.
Trusted global cloud from Microsoft
The announced plan will help companies, startups and
institutions use the potential of cloud computing. Moreover, the highest
standards of cyber security, data residence and compliance will be maintained.
In particular, those that have specific requirements for data storage and
processing
Access to the full set of services
The new cloud datacenter region joins Microsoft’s global
footprint of cloud regions, now totaling 59 regions announced, with Microsoft
Azure available in over 140 countries, and will provide companies local access
to Microsoft’s full set of cloud services, all built on a foundation of trust:
Microsoft Azure
An ever-expanding set of cloud services that offers
computing, networking, databases, analytics, AI and IoT services.
Microsoft 365
The world’s productivity cloud that delivers best-of-breed
productivity apps integrated through cloud services and delivered as part of an
open platform for business processes.
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform
The next generation of intelligent business applications
that enable organizations to grow, evolve and transform to meet the needs of
customers and capture new opportunities.
Compliance, security and privacy
Microsoft offers more than 90 certifications and spends $1
billion every year on cybersecurity to address security at every layer of the
cloud. Microsoft’s Poland datacenter region will help companies comply with the
European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and will also help
customers store data at rest in Poland.
The creation of
the “Polish Digital Valley” by Microsoft is a milestone in the
technological development of Poland and the region.
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