UPGREAT IS THE ORGANIZER OF THE CONFERENCE "MODERN IT INFRASTRUCTURE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY - INNOVATION, SECURITY, EFFICIENCY - LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE WITH HUAWEI" - POZNAŃ CONCORDIA DESIGN - MAY 22, 2025

04/28/2025 |

Is Huawei an innovative company? How does Huawei's development model differ from that of American companies?

 

To participate in the conference, please use REGISTRATION FORM.

 

The event will take place on May 22, 2025 (Thursday) in Concordia Design in Poznań at ul. Zwierzyniecka 3. The aim of the meeting will be to provide participants with knowledge about network technologies and mass storage technologies from Huawei.

Huawei owns over 240,000 patents, of which 65% are active. By comparison, Apple owns over 116,000 patents worldwide. Huawei spent almost 21% of its revenue on R&D in 2024, involving over 50% Huawei employees.

 

Why should you check out Huawei's networking equipment offering?

 

Huawei offers a wide portfolio of network devices compliant with the latest standards, from routers and firewalls (SD-WAN) through switches to wireless networks (Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7). Network management solutions (Smart Network Management), i.e. platforms such as iMaster NCE or NetMaster enable automatic management, optimization and predictive network analysis. The use of artificial intelligence allows for automatic detection and repair of network problems (even without the participation of the administrator).

Security, scalability means easy adaptation of devices to build networks from small office installations to large corporate networks and data centers. Low ownership costs mean often a better price-to-performance ratio compared to traditional suppliers (Cisco, HPE, Juniper).

 

How do Huawei storage devices stand out from competing solutions?

 

Six-nine reliability (99.9999% availability), predictive load modeling to optimize performance, automatic tiering, scale-up and scale-out, i.e. the ability to expand both capacity and performance without downtime, and top performance results (Dorado arrays regularly rank high in SPC-1 tests) are the hallmarks of Huawei products. Add to this the ransomware protection features, on-the-fly deduplication and native data encryption and you get a reliable and secure platform for enterprise data processing. Low cost of ownership is an additional advantage in choosing OceanStore Dorado and OceanStore Protect products.

 

Why is it worth attending our meeting?

 

It is definitely worth it, because the presentations will be conducted by experienced specialists from Huawei Enterprise Polska:

  • Konrad Tutak, Data Center Solution Sales Leader

He is a graduate of the University of Economics in Krakow. Associated with the IT industry for over 10 years. He has been working at Huawei since 2018 in the Enterprise department. He supports partners and Customers in selecting appropriate solutions for IT infrastructure in the field of efficient data storage, high availability systems and backup. Previously, he worked as a Product Manager for VAD Distributors with "added value", responsible for Storage, DC, Load Balancing solutions. He is eager to share knowledge, is characterized by a practical approach and openness to the needs of Customers.

  • Arkadiusz Giedrojć, CTO Huawei EBG Nordics & CEE Region

He has over 20 years of experience in the IT market. Before joining Huawei, he built his career at Arista Networks (responsible for the CEE region) and Hewlett Packard, where he held engineering, consulting and management positions - at the national and regional level. He is also a co-author of the patent "Data Center Service Oriented Networking". His experience is supported by education at the Gdańsk University of Technology, Kellogg School of Business and London Business School.

 

What are Huawei's Polish references?

 

Network and storage solutions have been implemented in many organizations and enterprises in Poland. The most recognizable include:

  • Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center
  • Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland
  • NASK – Scientific and Academic Computer Network
  • Polish Post
  • Volkswagen Poznan
  • Social Insurance Institution
  • Media Expert
  • Warsaw City Hall
  • Jagiellonian University in Krakow

 

What is the agenda for the meeting?

 
Title: Modern IT Infrastructure in Times of Uncertainty – Innovation, Security, Efficiency – Looking to the Future with Huawei
Place: Concordia Design Poznan
Date: May 22, 2025 10:00 AM
 
10:00 10:15 – Registration of participants and casual networking over coffee and snacks
10:15 10:30 – Opening of the meeting and welcoming of guests
 
10:30 11:00 – Challenges for IT infrastructure in the face of global uncertainty (Piotr Flis, CEO, UpGreat Computer Systems)
  • The Impact of Geopolitics on Technology Choices
  • The importance of supplier independence and supply chain resilience
  • Why it is worth investing in proven solutions with strong local support
  • References in Poland and Europe as well as CC and EUCC certificates
 
11:00 11:15 – Coffee break and stretching the knees
 
11:15 12:00 – Modern Huawei storage systems – security, flexibility and reliability (Konrad Tutak, Data Center Solution
Sales Leader, Huawei Enterprise)
  • All-flash SAN and NAS arrays – a broad portfolio tailored to small and large enterprises
  • How to Restore a Backup in Minutes? Use the Best-in-Class Deduplators on the Market OceanProtect
  • Digital bunker not only for the wealthy – solution architecture

 

11:00 11:15 – Coffee break and stretching the knees

 

12:00 12:45 – Huawei network solutions – stability, efficiency, security (Arkadiusz Giedrojć, Chief Technology Officer Nordics & CEE, Huawei Enterprise)

  • Huawei Portfolio for Switches, Routers and Wi-Fi 6/7
  • Central management with iMaster NCE
  • Case studies and implementations in Poland
  • Live demo of iMaster NCE and NetMaster interface (DeepSeek R1)

 

12:45 13:00 – Summary of the meeting and presentation of gifts

13:00 14:00 – Lunch

To participate in the conference, please use REGISTRATION FORM.

CISCO OT/IT NETWORK SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND AS A BARRIER TO RANSOWARE ATTACKS

11/04/2024 |

Breakfast with Cisco and a solid dose of knowledge about the security of OT and IT systems - November 29, 2024, Poznań Concordia Design

I am registering for the meeting "CISCO SOLUTIONS FOR OT/IT NETWORKS IN MAINTAINING BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND AS A BARRIER TO RANSOWARE ATTACKS".

>>> GO DIRECTLY TO THE APPLICATION FORM!

The event will take place on November 29, 2024 (Friday) in Concordia Design in Poznań at ul. Zwierzyniecka 3. The aim of the meeting is to provide participants with knowledge about the construction and design of networks in the specific environment of an industrial plant, taking into account aspects such as reliability, resistance to interference and cyber threats.

Why are industrial networks critical to businesses?

High downtime costs and increasingly tighter integration of IT (information) and OT (operational) systems in production halls force companies to implement solutions supporting the continuity of production processes, including protection against ransomware attacks. Attacks on factories in the automotive, chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries indicate the interest of ransomware groups in integrated IT/OT systems as well as PLC and SCADA.

Why is it worth attending our meeting?

Because the presentations will be conducted by experienced specialists from Cisco Polska:

  • Michał Małuszek, Industrial Automation and IIOT Sales Specialist, EMEA, Cisco

On a daily basis, he works with clients and technology partners on industrial network projects and security solutions in industry, energy and transportation.
Previously a systems engineer, solutions architect and wireless network specialist. For almost 10 years, leader of the technical team responsible on behalf of Cisco for infrastructure projects at the largest sports facilities and during the most important sports events in the world.
He has been associated with Cisco since the beginning of his career in 2006.

  • Marcin Szreter, IOT Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco

At Cisco for over 20 years. Experienced architect of network and application solutions. In recent years, he focused on Industrial IoT projects in the manufacturing and utilities sector, leading projects related to edge computing, OT security, Ethernet infrastructure and process digitalization.

Program designer and lecturer at postgraduate studies in network security and OT.

  • Miłosz Wrona, System Engineer, Cisco

In Cisco Systems since 2019. On a daily basis, he professionally deals with technical sales support of enterprise products, in the medium-sized company sector. Previously, a Cisco engineer in the SP department, he designed and implemented infrastructure solutions based on MPLS technologies, in Poland and around the world.

Participation in the event is free of charge and in addition, each participant will receive an attractive gift from UpGreat and Cisco after the meeting. Agenda and organizational details can be found on our website. You also do not have to pay for parking on site. Concordia Design, we take it upon ourselves.

To participate in the meeting, please fill out the form below.

APPLICATION FORM

UPGREAT BRONZE SPONSOR OF TEDx KOSZALIN 2024 THE FUTURE IS NOW – KOSZALIN PHILHARMONY SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

09/22/2024 |

TEDx Koszalin 2024 in a week!

We are honored to be the bronze sponsor of this year's TEDx Koszalin 2024, which will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the Koszalin Philharmonic. "The future is now" is the motto of this unique meeting, during which 10 speakers will focus on modern technologies, rapid changes and all of us confronted with an unpredictable future.

This year's TEDx Koszalin agenda includes inspiring talks that will address key issues of the future of technology, social development and science. Speakers will include experts from various fields, including information technology, artificial intelligence and innovative management. There will be no shortage of topics dedicated to the challenges facing modern societies, such as disinformation, the impact of artificial intelligence on our lives and the relationship between science and technology.

As a company associated with modern technologies, Upgreat Computer Systems actively supports initiatives that promote innovation and thinking about the future. As part of the cooperation with TEDx Koszalin, our company specifically supports the segments of the event dedicated to digital transformation and artificial intelligence, which are directly related to our mission - providing the latest IT solutions to enterprises.

TEDx Koszalin 2024 Agenda in short:

  • 14:00 – Opening of the event
  • 14:30 – First block of lectures: “What is membrand?”, “The solution to the deepfake problem already exists”, “The balance paradox”
  • 17:00 – Second block of lectures: “The boring N-word”, “How to save?”, “In the world of dynamics, or what connects a fern, a human and artificial intelligence”, “Maturity – the most desirable competence of the future”.
  • 19:00 – Third block of lectures: "How to make a sail out of a hump?", "Adapt or Be Obsolete: The Keys to Becoming a New Leader", "Fear or Love? FEEL what you choose NOW?"

As a sponsor, we cordially invite you to participate in TEDx Koszalin 2024, where together we will be able to inspire each other and exchange knowledge and experiences.

UPGREAT IS A SILVER SPONSOR OF SPARKcamp KOSZALIN – TALKS ABOUT IT AND BUSINESS – MARCH 7, 2024

02/26/2024 |

The 33rd meeting of SPARKcamp Koszalin is coming soon! 

The event program includes interesting speeches from the areas of business, IT and marketing. We are pleased to be a sponsor of this edition. We invite for registration.

  • The program of each event includes at least three 20-25 minute lectures.
  • Anyone can become a speaker - all you need to do is submit your topic to the organizers and go through the verification process.
  • The topics of the submitted lectures, although they have a very broad spectrum, should be related to the IT industry, marketing and business.
  • After each lecture there is time for questions from the audience (approx. 5 minutes).
  • The organizers also allocated 15 minutes after the end of all lectures for the so-called LIGHTNING TALKS – no longer than 3 minutes, single announcement or information.
  • To book a three-minute speech, simply report your willingness to the organizers during the event itself.
  • The culmination of the whole thing is NETWORKING - time for a freer exchange of ideas, clarification and asking detailed questions, and establishing new contacts.

TECHNOLOGY BREAKFAST WITH CISCO – CISCO SD-WAN, ENTERPRISE NETWORKING AND CISCO ACI – POZNAŃ, OCTOBER 4, 2023

09/15/2023 |

Technology breakfast with Cisco – SD-WAN, Enterprise Networking and Cisco ACI – Poznań, October 4, 2023

Cisco Systems is the most recognizable company dealing in network solutions. Cisco is also a technological leader and co-creator of standards used in IT. Technologies such as SD-WAN or Spine & Leaf are increasingly appearing in Polish enterprises. That's why it's worth hearing about Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco ACI to stay up to date and keep abreast of changes.

We invite you, together with Cisco Polska and Ingram Micro, to the "Technology Breakfast with Cisco", which will take place on October 4 in Poznań. More information in the invitation and agenda -> Cisco 2023-Q3 – Technology Breakfast | UpGreat & Ingram Micro Poland. Let's talk technology!

In addition to refreshing the Cisco product portfolio, during which we will talk about the latest switches, routers and wireless access points (including WiFi 6e) and their management, we will discuss key Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco ACI technologies.

Below is a short introduction.

What is Cisco SD-WAN?

Due to the digitization of enterprise branches, the increasing complexity of IT systems, the need to access the services of multiple cloud service providers and finally security challenges, the traditional WAN architecture has become insufficient.

SD-WAN (Software Defined WAN) mechanisms enable easy and automated network reconfiguration and adding another Internet connection to existing hundreds of connections, and then optimizing its use thanks to intelligent routing. In SD-WAN networks, we optimally use our connections, according to the current application requirements. Configuration automation mechanisms also guarantee IT security by eliminating staff errors. SD-WAN makes it simply easier, better and faster.

Why Cisco ACI?

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is the answer to the increasing complexity of data centers. Dozens of hosts, hundreds of virtual machines, hundreds of network services, many cloud service providers and an extensive wide-area network structure are quite a challenge for designers and administrators. ACI provides tools for automating network configuration, optimizes the implementation and operation of many applications, supports the effective use of cloud services, guarantees zero-trust security configurations and provides tools for visualizing and monitoring network operation. The physical structure of Cisco ACI network connections follows the spine and leaf topology.

Reserve your time and we invite you to register -> Cisco 2023-Q3 – Technology Breakfast | UpGreat & Ingram Micro Poland.

The meeting will take place at Concordia Design in Poznań. Participation in the event is free of charge and each registered participant will receive a small gift - set of 24 Mi Precision Screwdrivers.

We care about the comfort of our customers and we hope that the set will allow you to replace the batteries in every child's toy. By the way, tools can be useful in every server room :) In addition to screwdrivers, our salespeople and engineers will be at your disposal - we will answer your questions and propose appropriate solutions.

September morning with technology – hybrid Netapp / Fortinet / Microsoft Azure environments – Koszalin, September 21, 2023

08/31/2023 |

September morning with technology – hybrid Netapp / Fortinet / Microsoft Azure environments – Koszalin, September 21, 2023

Why UpGreat, Netapp, Fortinet and Azure together? We implement, and the second and third companies are well-known producers of on-premise and cloud solutions. Microsoft's cloud is a good platform for hybrid Netapp (ONTAP) storage systems, while Fortinet is for networking devices, firewalls, threat intelligence, SD-WAN and cloud security.

More information in invitation and agenda. Unfortunately, the number of places is limited.

Let's talk about technology!

The meeting will take place at the Hudson Hotel in Koszalin. Participation in the event is free of charge and each registered participant will receive a small gift - Black and Decker® screwdriver set

We care about the comfort of our customers and we hope that the set will allow you to replace the batteries in every child's toy. By the way, tools can be useful in every server room :) In addition to screwdrivers, our salespeople and engineers will be at your disposal - we will answer your questions and propose appropriate solutions.

Spring Morning with Technology - Netapp / Fortinet / Microsoft Azure Hybrid Environments - June 13, 2023

05/24/2023 |

Spring Morning with Technology - Netapp / Fortinet / Microsoft Azure Hybrid Environments - June 13, 2023

Why UpGreat, Netapp, Fortinet and Azure together? We implement, the second and third company are well-known producers of on-premise and cloud solutions. Microsoft cloud is a good platform for Netapp hybrid storage systems (ONTAP), while Fortinet is network appliances, firewalls, threat intelligence, SD-WAN and cloud security.

More information in invitation and agenda. Unfortunately, the number of places is limited.

Let's talk about technology!

The meeting will take place at the Mercure hotel in Poznań. Participation in the event is free of charge and each registered participant will receive a small gift - OSRAM LEDguardian® flashlight

We care about the well-being of our clients and we hope that it will illuminate the path of development of your IT systems and help you make the right choices. In addition to the flashlight, our salesmen and engineers will be at your disposal - we will answer your questions and propose appropriate solutions.

Safe storage of large amounts of data - one event in two scenes - training on the ONTAP system - November 14, 2019

04/13/2022 |

Safe storage of large amounts of data - one event in two scenes - training on the ONTAP system - November 14, 2019

I submit my participation in the second meeting devoted to NetApp solutions.

 

We offer you a large dose of technical knowledge in the field of NetApp mass storage technologies.

 

The meeting is a training during which you will learn the basics of installation, administration and use of the ONTAP system that manages NetApp arrays. Details of the meeting and agenda can be found on our website.

The training will take place on November 14, 2019 in Concordia Design in Poznań at ul. Zwierzyniecka 3. Participation in breakfast is free and each participant who did not participate in the first meeting will receive a gift of a multifunctional Bosch IXO universal cordless screwdriver.

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