Public Sector Magazine 8
Michael Cronin, Managing Director, opensky Data Systems
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT AT OPENSKY opensky Data Systems celebrates its tenth birthday this year and there is much to celebrate. With a healthy growth rate of 100%, the company is focusing on new international markets while remaining firmly committed to Irish & UK public sector clients. “Here at opensky, we invest time in understanding the citizen centred strategic vision of our public sector clients before we look at building technology in partnership with client teams. This is a major factor in the excellent reputation and trust we have earned with the public sector when offering services to help transform, what are becoming more and more complex IT challenges, into better citizen services” says openskys International Marketing & Sales Manager, Susanne McCabe. “By winning several positions on leading innovative software frameworks in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK this year, we have a strong, credible basis for further growth. With expertise in public transport, health and environment / waste data combining with new skills in interoperability, we are well placed to deliver on
municipal smart city goals and the transformation of government service delivery to citizens. Founded in 2004 by two college friends, Michael Cronin and William Flanagan, the company has not only survived the last 5 years of recession but has expanded its workforce in the Naas head office and Polish sister offices. opensky has evolved to become a trusted Managed Software Services & Data Management partner to some of the most innovative business and government teams across Europe. As a Microsoft partner for a number of years and ISO9001 quality driven processes in place, opensky has extensive experience in designing, building, implementing