RezolvIT: a founding member of the first IT&C cluster in Bucharest

In March 2015, RezolvIT was one of the 11 founding members of Different Angle, the first IT&C cluster in the Bucharest area, alongside software, consulting and training companies. The cluster still exists today, and RezolvIT is still a member. We published this article in September 2015, and the figures about the cluster are those from that time.

What is an IT&C cluster?

A cluster is an association of companies in the same field that work together to grow: they share information, organize events and training sessions and develop joint projects that a single company would find harder to carry out on its own. In 2015, according to the European Cluster Observatory, there were around 2,000 clusters in Europe, organized according to a management standard developed specifically for them. The standard brought visible progress in how clusters develop and are organized, and in the impact they have on the markets in which they operate.

Clusters give companies access to all kinds of information (legislative, economic or otherwise), to workshops and events that help companies and teams grow, and to networking, as well as the opportunity to build partnerships and develop new services and products. Through their ties with international partners, clusters also have a clearer view of the regional and international market and know how to prevent certain business situations or how to make the most of them.

What did Different Angle offer its member companies?

The launch of the Different Angle cluster, in the spring of 2015, was also covered in the press. At launch, cluster members benefited from services such as planning and implementing IT strategies, consulting on the development of software solutions for smart cities, technical training and soft skills development.

In 2015, Different Angle was made up of 11 companies, consulting and IT&C firms, which pooled their skills, knowledge and experience:

• more than 15 years of market experience; 3 of the companies had opened offices in Silicon Valley, thanks to long-standing relationships with clients there;
• more than 15 types of training for IT&C specialists, covering both technical and soft skills;
• more than 400 employees, including 200 software engineers, 60 QA specialists, more than 40 product or project managers, 75 IT engineers, 15 EU funding consultants and 20 trainers (technical skills, project management, design software for architecture and engineering, professional coaching).

What was Different Angle Academy?

Different Angle Academy was the cluster’s first educational project, designed to train more software specialists for a market with high demand and high standards.

“And we’re not stopping here. We’ve launched Different Angle Academy, our first educational project, based on a dynamic, pragmatic kind of learning, which set out from the very start to help bring as many software specialists as possible into a market with impressive demand and high standards. The pilot project has already ended with very good results, which encouraged us and made us decide to continue next year, with the clear goal of offering more courses and, with them, more students,” Mihai Iancu, CEO of RezolvIT, explained in 2015.

What does RezolvIT do today?

Since 2005, RezolvIT has provided managed IT services to companies in Bucharest and across Romania, remotely and on site. We work with more than 200 client companies and hold ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications. You’ll find more about us on the Company page, and about what we do under IT services.