SILA Union at the “Import Substitution of Digital Solutions 2024” Conference

SILA Union participated in the annual CNews conference “Import Substitution of Digital Solutions 2024.” The relevance of the event is underscored by the growing trend of import substitution in the IT market—according to CNews, 64% of Russian companies (primarily state-owned and with state participation) have transitioned from foreign solutions to domestic ones. While there are many Russian alternatives to IT products available on the market, not all of them, as perceived by customers, can fully replace foreign solutions in terms of functionality and reliability.

This highlights the need for further development and improvement of domestic technologies, as well as active experience exchange between the government, developers, and customers. The conference served as a platform for discussing current challenges and opportunities in the field of import substitution, as well as for establishing partnerships among key market players.

Participants also discussed ongoing government support programs for import substitution, how to choose a reliable supplier, build a team of qualified developers, and implement migration projects to domestic software. Customers are turning to SILA Union as a developer of a completely import-independent software product for business process design and corporate architecture to migrate from foreign solutions such as ARIS, Visio, Enterprise Architect, Archi, Mega, and others.

SILA Union experts shared extensive cases of transferring all data from existing foreign systems to SILA Union software with enhanced functionality. This approach not only preserves the accumulated methodologies, models, and data but also significantly improves the user experience due to the new capabilities offered by the SILA Union platform. Participants noted that this strategy minimizes risks associated with dependence on foreign technologies and enhances their competitiveness in both domestic and international markets.