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Almost everyone works with the cloud today. We quickly got used to having all data and services available instantly and without any issues.

Fast money transfers in a matter of seconds are slowly becoming the new standard—a clear benefit for both payers and those needing to get paid.

Every institution is addressing process efficiency nowadays, and it is a huge challenge for the world of technology.

The new version of WSO2 API Manager represents a revolutionary step in the field of asynchronous communication. With Streaming API support, it opens the door to more efficient and faster real-time data exchange.

In the automotive industry, connectivity means integrating technology and communication systems into vehicles.

Detecting suspicious transactions and customer screening are the responsibilities of every bank or insurance company. But it is time-consuming and demanding on human resources.

If you are not familiar with Camunda, or only cursorily, it's worth remembering that it is a popular BPM (business process management) and workflow platform for business process automation.

Artificial intelligence has been impacting our world for some time, but the acronym AI has only entered the mainstream public consciousness relatively recently.

The threats associated with identity theft continue to evolve and adapt to new technologies.

Insurance companies face challenges with rising costs and client demands. AI automation can address these issues, enhancing the user experience and reducing negative reviews or client attrition.

Modern technology places ever-greater demands on us. The advent of artificial intelligence is a huge challenge, but it also brings with it the need for greater caution and care.

As technology continues to advance, taking us into new and uncharted realms, our human rhythm occasionally stumbles, especially in the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

In recent days, Czech financial institutions have seen multiple DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service) that caused the short-term unavailability of provided services. “According to available information, the attack was conducted by the hacktivist group NoName057(16),” says Jan Zmítko, a Cyber Security Department consultant at Trask.

Expanding the company abroad is certainly not an easy task, especially given that there is a lot of competition in these new markets. So we asked John Armstrong, Trask's expansion leader for the Canadian market, to share his outlook and goals for the near term.

Business processes such as notary requests, customer complaints, and medical imaging analysis have historically required human involvement. Today, that paradigm is shifting.

Processing natural language is among the modern technologies based on artificial intelligence. It helps computers understand human language – spoken or written – and extract the important information from it.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has captured unparalleled media attention over the past two years. The capital flows and stakeholder interests drawn to AI solutions has never been greater. This adoption is expected to continue indefinitely and to accelerate.

Companies like Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon collect user data and analyze user behavior to recommend content that fits their profile and improves user experience.

John Weisel, our Global Growth Leader, visited Prague recently and shared his vision for Trask. He remains calm even in situations when industries are going through a significant period of change.

What does a robot mean in the context of the office? How is a robot configured and what is its relationship to artificial intelligence? Take a look at the basic differences between the two technologies.

Micro frontends are a modern direction in web frontend development inspired by microservice architecture, and Gartner expects its introduction in the near future. One of the greatest changes in the IT segment over the last decade or two has been the move to microservice architecture.

Anyone who is at least a little familiar with web applications knows that their testing is absolutely crucial and determines the quality of any software developed.

In today’s rapidly evolving IT environment, Integration Platforms as a Service (iPaaS) are becoming a core element of successful enterprise IT environments.

Over time, our North American Leader John Weisel has refined his view on the global professional services business. He is convinced that Trask is one of the strongest organizations he has encountered in his long career.

John Weisel shares part of his strategy for the expansion of Trask in this interview.

The expansion across the pond on American and Canadian markets is a huge milestone in the 29-year-long history of Trask. The journey from the position of European leader to the global company is long and complicated, as described by Pavel Riegger, CEO at Trask.

The future does not come gradually, but in leaps. We are living through one of them right now. At this year's Trask Future Insight conference, Trask's Chief Technology Officer Jan Antoš described the most important global changes that are currently taking place.

As part of its global expansion plan, European solutions integrator Trask has initiated entry into North America, emphasizing the financial services industry, targeting banking, capital markets, and insurance specifically.

Data Governance is a neglected area of IT. But that’s changing. If you haven’t tackled Data Governance yet, it’s time to start.

The Czech technology company Trask, already a leading firm within Europe's borders, is expanding into North America.

Does instant payment testing have its specifics? Absolutely. Factors such as time, connection to new clearing, full availability, and high performance enter the testing process.

Salesforce is the most important player in the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) market, but it is also perceived as a product with a higher price tag.

Trask, a leading European digital solutions integrator, is pleased to announce its expanded entry into the North American market.

We have developed a recommendation engine that offers customers a tailored car configuration.

In the past, marketing, sales and customer communication were considered a purely human endeavour that required art, creativity and experience.

Moving to a cloud, and especially the use of cloud-native services, SaaS solutions and industry clouds, will cause a huge change in how we design and build IT systems in companies.

Speed is an essential characteristic of instant payments – up to 99% are made within 5 seconds. Instant payments pose new challenges for Operations, bank departments, and their workflows.

The anticipated obligation to engage in instant SEPA payments offers banks a unique opportunity to standardize and simplify payment system architectures and key payment processes.

Managers of large companies are addressing sustainability much more than a year ago. Employees and, more recently, managing inflation were added to their list of priorities.

In Trask, we trust that progress is the main force of our work. Currently, the buzzword "AI, artificial intelligence" is a subject everyone is talking about. The problem is that almost no one really understands what it is.

Instant payments are the new standard for transferring funds domestically and in the Eurozone. They bring new opportunities and models of behavior not only to our personal life but also to the commercial sphere.

Instant payments in the euro are standard in many countries of the Eurozone. But now, the European Commission is planning the mandatory introduction of these for all banks in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).

Using the UiPath platform, Trask has supplied the ČEZ Group with a centralized robotic process automation (RPA) solution. Ordinarily, RPA has a low-code or no-code interface that allows employees with no programming background to work with it.

Centralized UiPath solution designed for ČEZ

We also deliver RPA solutions to the Benelux countries

Migration to the cloud is becoming increasingly popular, and more and more companies are realizing its potential to increase efficiency and improve IT infrastructure scalability.

Trask, a Czech technology and consulting company providing expert IT services in the banking, insurance, manufacturing, energy, and telco sectors, has recently joined Sineta, a company specializing in the design and development of information systems for production management, quality, and logistics in the automotive Industry.

What is an IT Cockpit? We have created an interactive interface between IT systems and workers on the production line in a company that produces automobiles.

Pandemics, energy crises, war. Societal problems that affect everyone's lives often inspire hackers.

Even one ill-considered action can cause a lot of trouble. It doesn't have to be financial fraud, where tens of thousands of crowns suddenly disappear from your account. It can also lead to a loss of identity and with it a loss of reputation and credibility.

Many data analytics experts consider data hubs, data lakes and data warehouses as interchangeable alternatives. However, each of these structures has a specific role and a different primary purpose. Find out what the differences between them are and why it's best for your business to be able to combine them.

"We used to have to explain why image recognition can be beneficial to companies. Today, everyone knows," says Data Science consultant Robert Stehlík of Trask.

Linet Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of medical beds, has been growing steadily, so has the volume of data and number of systems the group utilizes.

ŠKODA AUTO sought to completely digitize the sales process at its dealerships. The company therefore developed a range of digital tools and platforms that allow dealers to present and configure car models as well as to communicate with customers in a new way.

Building a data warehouse always involves the entire company. At the outset, therefore, top management must make the important decision whether it is strategic for the company to have a data warehouse.

The transformation of the music industry over the last 20 years is an example of the powerful role that digital channels can play in business.

Negative reputation and client attrition. These are some of the dominant reasons why managers in Czech companies are starting to consider investing in digitalisation in order to provide better services to their customers. What does a digital business strategy consist of and how to know which part of it to pursue?

Automation of banking and non-banking processes consists, among other things, of automating the sub-tasks that make up most of these complex processes. And some of these tasks can be solved using AI-enabled cognitive technologies.

At this year's Trask Future Insight conference, Trask experts presented the most important innovations that are changing the face of the banking, insurance and energy sectors.

Easy and simple path to purchase, good communication, personalization and trust. The factors that lead to your customers' satisfaction are well known today.

As BankID’s main technology partner, Trask helped with digitization of ČEZ Group, one of the largest power utility companies in Europe. With BankID, we simplified online verification of the identity of the company’s clients in record time. No paperwork and process completion time cut by half, all in just six weeks.

How the organization was able to deliver the first solution on Power Platform in mere weeks and engage a broad community of business developers.

When cars are assembled in ŠKODA AUTO production plants, car bodies are placed on an overhead conveyor, which moves them along the assembly line for individual production steps.

Companies today often need their data to be constantly in motion to ensure quality of service and smooth running online applications.

Companies are investing massively in customer experience in their digital channels. They count and test every click. By contrast, they often neglect their own employees. Their digital experience in internal systems can be frustrating to the point of frustration. But this ultimately affects customers and their willingness to close the deal.

It's a morning like any other. The automatic door of one of your company's branches slowly opens and a new face enters - your potential client. He looks around the interior and hesitates to proceed to your colleague to see if you can offer him what he's looking for.

What are the most common causes of low performance of digital channels? How should companies think about them in order to use their full potential and why is it important to be able to adapt the internal organizational structure to them?

PRAGUE, September 20, 2023 – Trask’s fiscal year closed at the end of June. The results show a continuation of the long-term growth trend - turnover increased by 25% year-on-year (from CZK 1.2 billion to CZK 1.5 billion).