Operator Chmury Krajowej (OChK), a Polish cloud provider owned equally by PKO BP and the Polish Development Fund (PFR), reported 600.58 million PLN in operating revenue for 2025, up 27% year-on-year. Net profit jumped to 7.37 million PLN from 0.84 million PLN a year earlier. The company outpaced the overall Polish cloud market, which grew by 24% according to PMR estimates.
Despite persistent economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the Polish cloud services market continues to expand. Eurostat data shows that 54.7% of Polish enterprises now use paid cloud services, still above the EU average of 52.7% despite a slight dip from 55.67% in 2023. OChK attributes the resilience to growing digital maturity among local businesses and the need for operational optimization.
The company’s revenue per employee also improved, reaching 4.96 thousand PLN compared to 4.23 thousand PLN the previous year, while average headcount rose from 112 to 117. OChK simultaneously increased its credit limit with PKO BP to 40 million PLN, split between an overdraft facility and bank guarantees.
Investment focus on AI, cybersecurity and data analytics
In a letter to shareholders, OChK CEO Tomasz Laudy outlined plans to prioritize projects in cybersecurity, advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence. – We want to maintain rapid growth and competitiveness – we will consistently expand the group of organizations for which we are the first-choice provider of cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics and AI solutions – Laudy stated.
While concentrating on the domestic market, the company is also exploring opportunities in other regional markets. OChK continues its strategic partnerships with Google and Microsoft, while simultaneously developing its proprietary Platform OChK and SaaS products such as DocChat and Cloud for AI.
Growing demand for sovereign cloud solutions
Laudy emphasized that developing sovereign solutions is particularly important amid rising geopolitical tensions, a growing wave of cyber threats, and the increasing need to ensure continuity of critical processes for national entities. – More and more organizations are seeking sovereign cloud services – he added.
The company reports that its Platform OChK meets the key technological, legal and strategic criteria defined by the European Commission in the Cloud Sovereignty Framework (CSF). The platform’s technology and operations remain under full EU control, subject exclusively to EU law and free from critical dependencies on non-EU providers.
OChK’s financial report acknowledges that the cloud services sector, like the entire IT industry, remains heavily influenced by the general economic situation and growing geopolitical uncertainty. These factors have recently gained importance, directly affecting investment decisions and companies’ strategies for building digital resilience.
According to OChK, despite short-term fluctuations, the long-term outlook for cloud solutions remains very positive. Over 40% of Polish companies now declare a high degree of dependence on cloud services, a level almost identical to the EU average. However, Polish firms still lag behind in adopting cloud-based security tools and database hosting compared to their EU peers.
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