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Read original →Russian IT Industry in 2025: Part One
Key developments and challenges facing Russia's IT sector in 2025: the shift toward cost-effective digitalization, budget cuts, and progress in import substitution. Leading IT company experts weigh in on the year's major trends and risks.
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The year 2025 became a period of transition for the Russian IT industry from emergency import substitution to systematic work and market maturation. The industry faced budget cuts, rising costs, and the need to prove the real value of solutions, not just their Russian origin. The main achievements were the transformation of domestic equipment into a full-fledged infrastructure foundation and the shift from AI hype to applied scenarios.
— What events and changes in 2025 became pivotal for the IT industry? And which external events had the greatest impact?
GIGANT Computer Systems, Dmitry Pustovalov, Director of Support and Development Department:
"In 2025, the Russian equipment market shifted from emergency import substitution to a calmer and more rigorous 'by-the-book' approach. Major companies and industrial enterprises stopped purchasing equipment simply because of its Russian origin."
Softline Solutions (Softline Group), Alexey Pilipchuk, Chief Technology Officer:
"I would describe 2025 as the year of transition from reactive digitalization to a more economical, managed, and platform-based development model."
IT company Fact, Sergey Mikhailov, Commercial Director and Co-founder:
"It's hard to call 2025 a year of growth for IT — it was more a year of cooling off and recalibrating expectations."
— What challenges did the IT industry face in 2025? How did companies deal with them?
GIGANT Kompyuternye sistemy:
"In 2025, Russia's equipment market didn't face one 'big problem' but several simultaneous challenges — and it was precisely their combination that made the year so tense."
Crosstech Solutions Group, Viktor Eremin, Chief Technology Officer:
"The main challenge in 2025 was budget cuts. While in previous years the industry grew on the back of investment, the situation has now changed."