Economic pressure on Russia gave a new impetus to import substitution in the field of information technology. Contributed several circumstances. On the one hand, changes in the industry are caused by suspension or departure from the Russian Federation of world IT giants. The government's response measures to stimulate the industry and the expansion of the domestic market were played.

The closure of Russian units Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, SAP and other "Bigtechs" pushes a business in the arms of Russian IT producers.

Main arguments:

The release of the ambitious domestic IT project Sfera is not far off! Details about the new product you will find on the link. The project is open to investment and grateful for the support!

The market responded immediately to the suspension of the activities of major foreign vendors. For the first week after the introduction of restrictions on the Russian Federation, the demand for domestic solutions has grown quadruple. Plus 300% compared with the same period of 2021! Russian office packages, operating systems and database management systems are most in demand. Main suppliers of solutions of this class - Rusbiteh-Astra, Basalt SPO, My Office and Postgres Professional.

How does the active import substitution on the lives of specific companies that have been on the edge of the process reflected? Consider one of the indicative examples.

Rusbiteh-Astra LLC is the developer of the Russian operating system (OS) Astra Linux. The company leads in the state order market. Astra Linux was created as a result of the refinement of the Linux kernel, originally included in the freely distributed software. The Russian solution has a high level of security, certified FSTEC, Ministry of Defense and FSB.

Previously, Astra Linux were exclusively state structures, special services, defense sector. The demand from these traditional customers is now huge. But more interesting. According to the company's representatives, since the end of February 2022, interest in the Russian OS from the corporate sector has increased dramatically.

The jump-shaking increase in demand causes the company to quickly expand the staff of the IT. Programmers, engineers, implementation specialists and technical support specialists are in dire. Today, the number of IT professionals in Rusbitch-Astra is 500 people. And you need more times more.

The company plans not only to strengthen the state of the central office, but also to quickly open new branches in major cities. But where to take performers under such a rapid increase in demand for IT products?

Professional deficit has always been a problemal IT industry link. Today on the labor market, two opposite trends. Free qualified specialists appear who are dismissed from those leaving the country of IT companies. At the same time, in response to European restrictions, a strengthened outflow of Russian IT officers happened. At the same time, the demand for specialists in the country is growing and explicitly ahead of the proposal. Here are some numbers:

From February 24 to March 15, 2022, 2.7 thousand vacancies appeared in the public sector, which is 108% more, in comparison with the same period last year. In the banking sector from February 24 to March 15, 5.1 thousand vacancies were opened against 2.3 thousand last year's. This is about demand. What about the proposal?

According to Headhunter, 46.7 thousand resumes of the Aytichnik seekers were posted by the middle of March. Against 100 thousand in 2021! As we can see today, the most vulnerable place in import substitution is the lack of qualified personnel. Now all hope for a higher education system, which has significantly expanded the preparation of IT specialties a few years ago.

How to ensure import substitution with sufficient IT professionals? Does the problem of personnel hunger solve universities oriented on the extended preparation of the IT officers? What is your forecast?

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