{"id":13046,"date":"2020-11-18T13:14:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T11:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/?p=13046"},"modified":"2020-11-18T13:36:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T11:36:21","slug":"with-tech-we-can-save-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/2020\/11\/18\/with-tech-we-can-save-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"With tech, we can save the&nbsp;world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_\u200bpb_\u200bsection fb_built=\u201c1\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.6.6\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201c4.6.6\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201c4_4\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.6.6\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c4.6.6\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><em>An arti\u00adcle by SAP in the Novem\u00adber issue of \u201cThe Inside Track\u201d e\u2011zine for part\u00adners, <\/em><em>read the orig\u00adi\u00adnal <a href=\"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SAP_InsideTrack_Islet.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13049\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan\u00adi\u00adna Luo\u00adto is the CEO and own\u00ader of Finnish SAP gold-part\u00adner Islet Group. A&nbsp;fam\u00adi\u00adly-owned\u2009\u2014\u2009and run\u2009\u2014\u2009busi\u00adness, Islet has a&nbsp;strong sense of cul\u00adture and a&nbsp;pro\u00adfound dri\u00adve to deliv\u00ader tech for good. Ear\u00adli\u00ader in 2020 Jan\u00adi\u00adna was<\/strong><strong> also a&nbsp;final\u00adist in the Nordic Women in Tech awards, in the Dig\u00adi\u00adtal Leader category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Islet has a&nbsp;real\u00adly clear goal: to imple\u00adment busi\u00adness-lead\u00ading, cloud-first SAP tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy that makes a&nbsp;dif\u00adfer\u00adence to cus\u00adtomers and to the plan\u00adet. The 22-year-old com\u00adpa\u00adny, with offices in Fin\u00adland and Hun\u00adgary, has under\u00adgone a&nbsp;major trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion enabling it to deliv\u00ader solu\u00adtions fast for its client-base and grow its team of \u2018Islet\u00adters\u2019 even in the most chal\u00adleng\u00ading of cli\u00admates. \u201cWe\u2019ve always been pio\u00adneer\u00ading in our diverse think\u00ading and work\u00ading in the world of tech,\u201d explains Jan\u00adi\u00adna. \u201cWe were found\u00aded 22&nbsp;years ago by my moth\u00ader, which was very unusu\u00adal in IT at that time, and since then we have active\u00adly pro\u00admot\u00aded equal oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties in our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, 50% of the work\u00adforce and man\u00adage\u00adment team are women and Islet coop\u00ader\u00adates reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly with organ\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtions such as the Mim\u00admit Koodaa (women code) move\u00adment, which aims to inspire women to learn to code and steer their career paths towards oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties in tech. This for\u00adward-look\u00ading, pio\u00adneer\u00ading spir\u00adit was the dri\u00adving force behind Islet\u2019s trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion into a&nbsp;sus\u00adtain\u00adably grow\u00ading cloud first business.<\/p>\n<p>Says Jan\u00adi\u00adna: \u201cOver the past five years we\u2019ve under\u00adgone a&nbsp;huge change, not just in terms of how we look and feel as a&nbsp;busi\u00adness but in terms of becom\u00ading tru\u00adly a&nbsp;dif\u00adfer\u00adent kind of play\u00ader in the mar\u00adket. We have an agile method\u00adol\u00ado\u00adgy to deliv\u00ader, for exam\u00adple, full scale S\/4HANA Cloud, SAP Busi\u00adness ByDe\u00adsign and Ari\u00adba solu\u00adtions total\u00adly online. It takes us three months on aver\u00adage to close opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=\u201cJanina Luo\u00adto\u201d job_title=\u201cCEO\u201d company_name=\u201cIslet Group\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.6.6\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>As part\u00adners, we need to trans\u00adform to be ready for tomor\u00adrow. It requires a&nbsp;mind\u00adset change for sure but as an ecosys\u00adtem we need to be ready for that shift in how the world inter\u00adacts with tech.&nbsp;Also, dif\u00adfer\u00adent tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy ecosys\u00adtems come togeth\u00ader which requires broad\u00ader capa\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties and under\u00adstand\u00ading as well as clos\u00ader coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion between partners.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c4.6.6\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>The results of putting cus\u00adtomers and employ\u00adees first and mov\u00ading towards a&nbsp;cloud first busi\u00adness mod\u00adel are clear to see: last year Islet grew by 64% and, even with the arrival of a&nbsp;pan\u00addem\u00adic, 2020 will see growth con\u00adtin\u00adue by a&nbsp;fur\u00adther 30%. \u201cOper\u00adat\u00ading in the cloud space means we have recur\u00adring rev\u00adenue secured for the next three to five years. It\u2019s very pos\u00adi\u00adtive and makes it eas\u00adi\u00ader to forecast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recent\u00adly becom\u00ading one of the first SAP Ari\u00adba part\u00adners in Fin\u00adland, Islet is look\u00ading for an even stronger foot\u00adprint on the cloud busi\u00adness. The com\u00adpa\u00adny also reg\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adrates with oth\u00ader part\u00adners to deliv\u00ader inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive projects. But, as Jan\u00adi\u00adna says, the pas\u00adsion that lies behind the com\u00adpa\u00adny is the endeav\u00adour to change the world for the bet\u00adter by har\u00adness\u00ading the best of technology.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=\u201cJanina Luo\u00adto\u201d job_title=\u201cCEO\u201d company_name=\u201cIslet Group\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.6.6\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>We are here for more than just imple\u00adment\u00ading the tech: with tech we can save the world. We are cur\u00adrent\u00adly devel\u00adop\u00ading a&nbsp;sus\u00adtain\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty frame\u00adwork to help cus\u00adtomers to bring sus\u00adtain\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty to the next lev\u00adel in their tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy projects.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c4.6.6\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201c0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201c0\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>The com\u00adpa\u00adny itself takes the long-term view on sus\u00adtain\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adty, encour\u00adag\u00ading its team to dri\u00adve for\u00adward a&nbsp;series of projects includ\u00ading, for exam\u00adple, the Baltic Sea pro\u00adtec\u00adtion pro\u00adgramme <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/2019\/06\/27\/isletgoesitameri-campaign\/\">#ISLET\u00adGoe\u00adsIt\u00e4meri<\/a><\/strong> which chal\u00adlenged peo\u00adple to run, bike or walk and raise mon\u00adey for every kilo\u00adme\u00adtre cov\u00adered, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/mimmitkoodaa.ohjelmistoebusiness.fi\/in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Women Code<\/strong>&nbsp;(#mim\u00admitkoodaa)<\/a> move\u00adment, the aim of which is to increase equal\u00adi\u00adty in the Finnish soft\u00adware indus\u00adtry by pro\u00advid\u00ading acces\u00adsi\u00adble, free-of-charge, work\u00adshops for women inter\u00adest\u00aded in cod\u00ading but with no pre\u00advi\u00adous expe\u00adri\u00adence.&nbsp;Jan\u00adi\u00adna is also a&nbsp;Sus\u00adtain\u00adable Devel\u00adop\u00adment Steer\u00ading Com\u00admit\u00adtee Mem\u00adber at the Finnish Fam\u00adi\u00adly Busi\u00adness Asso\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion: engag\u00ading and empow\u00ader\u00ading fam\u00adi\u00adly busi\u00adness\u00ades towards a&nbsp;more sus\u00adtain\u00adable future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the unfor\u00adtu\u00adnate world sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion at the moment, we see that the impact of dig\u00adi\u00adtal\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion and the amount of soft\u00adware dri\u00adven busi\u00adness, also with\u00adin tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal indus\u00adtries, will grow remark\u00adably in the com\u00ading years. Our goal is to triple our busi\u00adness in five years, by invest\u00ading in our peo\u00adple, cus\u00adtomers and sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>#Islet\u00adGroup #SAP #SAP\u00adpart\u00adner #SAP\u00adIn\u00adsid\u00ade\u00adTrack #intro\u00adduc\u00adtion<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An arti\u00adcle by SAP in the Novem\u00adber issue of \u201cThe Inside Track\u201d e\u2011zine for part\u00adners, read the orig\u00adi\u00adnal here.&nbsp;Jan\u00adi\u00adna Luo\u00adto is the CEO and own\u00ader of Finnish SAP gold-part\u00adner Islet Group. 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