In the time of the COVID19 crisis, EYnovation, a program of EY Luxembourg, and Cluster for Logistics had an idea to launch the first international initiative bringing together different companies, startups, and experts from the logistics sector to generate new business opportunities, accelerate the development of new solutions and promote innovative ideas.

The project started in May and lasted until July. The first edition attracted 24 start-ups and over 30 supporting organizations. It was divided into three stages. In the first stage, the companies had a chance to share about their weak points, failures, and ideas. In the next stage, startups were invited to present their solutions to the previously shared problems. In the end, the startups with the most advanced and creative solution (according to the jury) were invited to the matchmaking online event, which allowed them to share their action plan including next steps and partners needed in the process, before the panel of the international experts from the logistics community. Three teams pitched their combined solution for a home-delivery platform. The teams consisted of two to three start-ups that joined their value proposition to elaborate a complete customer-centric offer.

Open Routing, our partner brought to live in Webellian Labs, our incubation program, had a chance to participate in this initiative and went straight to the final. Its solutions will be examined further and adapted the the the needs of the fruit and vegetable distributor to help to streamline and enhance the distribution processes of the company. Congratulations and best of luck in the next steps.

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“Today and in the coming months, it’s important to go back to the fundamentals and use frameworks like AWS Well-Architected Framework” – said Werner Vogels, Amazon’s CTO in his Keynote speech during AWS Online Summit on June 17.

The AWS Well-Architected Framework describes the key concepts, design principles, and architectural best practices for designing and running workloads in the cloud. It is built on 5 main pillars: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization. Those pillars are fundamental to successful design in the cloud. The challenge is understanding how the five pillars of the framework work together.

Through this framework, you can take advantage of the same proven approaches that are used to build services around the world. As an AWS Select Consulting Partner, we can give you access to the experienced AWS Architects able to implement this approach to your particular project.

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Webellian and NetFoundry are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership, combining NetFoundry’s industry-leading innovative network-as-a-service solution with Webellian’s digital transformation and IT consulting services.

With the ever-increasing need for dedicated secure networks, existing solutions like VPN become de facto obsolete and are rapidly being replaced by more agile and cost-effective solutions. This partnership will bring together the technology, expertise, and delivery capabilities to deploy secure private networks on top of public infrastructure.

Agile and secure – fundamentals of digital business – are impossible to achieve with a traditional network designed for business as usual. The emerging app paradigm requires Application-Specific Networking.

“Enabling high security and delivering the required performance is our strategic mission. Partnering with Webellian will help us to deliver this mission to our clients,” says Mike Kochanik, NetFoundry’s co-founder and Head of Global Channels and Alliances.

“Network-as-a-service is the last missing building block in cloud computing. NetFoundry brings the products and platforms to address our clients’ demanding networking needs and agility”, says Aurélien Deleusiere, Webellian’s founder and CEO. “Together, we will be able to build instantly trusted and fast networks for our clients, interconnecting public and private data centers, mobile users, and IoT devices.”

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Microsoft announces a $1 billion digital transformation plan for Poland including access to local cloud services with first datacenter region.

Microsoft and the domestic cloud provider Chmura Krajowa have signed a strategic agreement to provide digital transformation expertise and broad access to cloud solutions across all industries and enterprises in Poland.

According to Microsoft’s head of global sales, marketing, and operations, Jean-Philippe Courtois, Poland, has a great chance to become the Digital Heart of Europe. The number of IT start-ups, still growing pool of talents (25% of all European programmers are in Poland), and recent exponential transformation in the business environment makes Polish Digital Valley a reality.
All three biggest players in the Cloud landscape, AWS, Microsoft, and Google, are activating their resources and are investing a lot of money in the countries with enormous potential to accelerate innovation through cloud services. We observe the same tendencies among our clients. Some are just starting their cloud journey, and others are already advanced. No matter where your business is, we are ready to guide you through the process, suggest the best and well-tested solutions, optimize the existing project, explore the full potential of your cloud, and ensure a satisfactory level of investment.

Microsoft announces a $1 billion digital transformation plan for Poland. Check the announcement here.

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