What is IT nearshoring?
Nearshoring means moving IT services to a location in a nearby country instead of distant offshore regions. For German companies, Poland is one of the most important nearshoring locations.
Managed Services
IT nearshoring in PolandEU, not offshore.
Nearshoring to Poland combines reliable 24/7 operations with EU rules. Our Managed Service Center in Krakow is the operations base for our managed services.
- Poland is an EU member: the GDPR applies directly
- Same time zone for 24/7 shifts
- Management and responsibility from Munich
- 15 SAP Basis and Azure specialists in Krakow
In short: Together with aplicado, MAKONIS runs a Managed Service Center in Krakow with 15 specialists for SAP Basis and Microsoft Azure, around the clock and inside the EU.
Nearshoring vs. offshore
Offshore locations outside the EU often make data transfers, time differences and availability difficult. In Poland the GDPR applies directly, working hours fully overlap and coordination is quick.
Our Krakow site
24/7 operations run through our Managed Service Center in Krakow, a joint venture with our partner aplicado: 15 specialists for SAP Basis and Microsoft Azure, inside the EU, in the same time zone and directly subject to the GDPR.
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Answers to the questions we are asked most often about IT nearshoring in Poland.
Poland is an EU member and the GDPR applies directly. No transfer to a third country takes place.
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