The power of diversity and potential for the European market
Košice 17. 9. 2024 – Fpt Slovakia, which builds on the solid foundations of global giant Fpt Software, celebrates its 10th anniversary on the IT services and technology market. The history of Fpt Slovakia began in 2014, when it entered the Slovak IT market as the first Asian investor in the Eastern Slovakia region. Over the decade of its existence, the company has become a key player not only within Slovakia, but also throughout Europe, where it has made a significant contribution to the growth and strengthening of the multinational position of the international corporation FPT. It employs almost 500 IT specialists across Slovakia.
Fpt Slovakia, Over the last ten years, Fpt Slovakia, as one of the members of IT Valley, has transformed from a single-customer focused company to a strategic partner and professionally oriented company. Today, it is a carrier of technological innovation and an important part of the complex portfolio of services that Fpt Software offers to its customers on both the European and international markets. Thanks to its continuous growth and development of competencies, or service delivery, the company has also expanded its portfolio of partnership opportunities across a wide range of key customers worldwide.
As part of a global corporation, Fpt Slovakia has strong support in the form of an extensive technology background and experience from its global operations. This enables it not only to respond to the current needs of the European market, but also to anticipate and set future trends. The company achieved significant business successes in the past year. Total revenues exceeded EUR 25 million, with sales exceeding 30% and profits over 40%. This growth is a proof of the effective strategy and efforts, as well as the expertise of the employees, and is also a significant benefit to the Košice community through the strengthening of job positions..
„Our journey from humble beginnings to a prominent position in the European market is a story of growth and success that is the result of the hard work and talent of our employees,“ said Coi Tran, Managing Director of Fpt Slovakia. He added that the combination of Slovak precision and Vietnamese innovation creates a unique dynamic that drives the company forward. This diversity, as well as FPT's core values of commitment and loyalty, drive the innovation and quality that the company offers to its customers. „At Fpt Slovakia, we know that it is thanks to our strong human capital that our company will continue to grow and expand,“ added Coi Tran. And as the company moves forward by leaps and bounds thanks to its human capital, looking after its employees is an important part of its strategy. For several years now, Fpt Slovakia has been one of the top employers in the IT sector.
The rapid development and progress, especially in the IT world, has taken an incredible tempo in recent years, and Fpt Slovakia has not been left behind. The transition to the cloud, the development of artificial intelligence and automation, as well as the increased emphasis on cybersecurity and privacy have been key changes in its noticeable progress. Modern technologies such as AI, DevOps and IoT have transformed the way applications are developed and managed, while data science and big data have enabled deeper analytics and predictions. IT today plays a key role in all aspects of business, providing faster, more scalable and secure solutions. The fact that the IT sector has moved forward significantly in 10 years is evidenced by the proportion of women in IT companies. In Fpt Slovakia, the ratio of men and women is almost equal, currently employing 42% of women, while in managerial positions this figure is even higher, with up to 47% belonging to the fairer sex.
Fpt Slovakia's ten-year journey of progress would not be complete without activities focused on social responsibility, education and relations with universities in the region. Fpt Slovakia has long been cooperating with TUKE and UPJŠ universities. A number of Fpt Slovakia employees, whose expertise covers the company's key projects, also teach professional subjects or regularly educate students through invited lectures. They thus contribute to improving the qualifications of young people on the labour market in the IT sector. At the same time, Fpt Slovakia has been successfully implementing the project of professional academies for almost 10 years, from which it has gained a number of talented employees from the ranks of developers, testers and SAP consultants..
Fpt Slovakia has been providing IT services to customers in various industries such as utilities, manufacturing, healthcare, multimedia, e-commerce sales, and strong players in the energy and automotive segments for the past ten years. It works with newest technologies, which makes its spectrum of competencies quite broad and diverse. „We are leaders in the implementation and maintenance of SAP solutions, we deal with software design, development and maintenance, independent testing and quality assurance of IT services within the energy sector. We are also partners for innovative solutions in E-mobility, Smart Home, and Renewables,“ revealed Managing Director of the company Coi Tran.
As the company's portfolio of services is constantly expanding, the company is intensively looking for additional specialists for project as well as support activities in various areas. It is focusing on rapidly advancing technologies such as Google Cloud Platform, ServiceNow, AI, IoT, green energy management application development, Sharepoint, Java, Autosar, BTP or SAP S/4 Hana implementation. Cloud is also a significant growth area.