Hancom MDS [KOSDAQ: 086960] has been recognized by APAC CIOOutlook Magazine as the recipient of “Top Microsoft Solution Companies in APAC,” based on our proprietary methodology, reflecting its position in the industry. This profile has been developed by the APAC CIOOutlook research and editorial team based on insights from an interview with Myungsub Chang.

Hancom MDS [KOSDAQ: 086960]
Trusted Microsoft Distributor and Business Partner

Myungsub Chang, CEO

As businesses try to stay in line with IT trends such as IoT, big data, and machine learning, one area that pulls them back is setting up cloud services. This problem arises mainly because of the fact that majority of a companies’ in-house development teams lack the infrastructure configuration know-how and are unsure about the various cloud services available in the market. These limitations further affect software development lifecycle resulting in inferior quality of software and delay in software delivery. “The secret behind ensuring successful cloud deployment and swift delivery of high-quality software is experience and technical capabilities,” begins Myungsub Chang, CEO, Hancom MDS. This is exactly what Hancom MDS [KOSDAQ: 086960] brings to the table based on technological capabilities accumulated over two decades. Accredited as the most trusted Microsoft distributor in APAC, Hancom MDS is at the forefront of offering a guide to direct cloud architecture configuration, quick software delivery, and customized training for their clients.

Hancom MDS is the only Korean company that provides an embedded and cloud solution that helps organizations across the globe to speed up the entire process of cloud deployment and software development over the cloud, resulting in increased efficiency and higher overall business productivity.

The company excels in configuring the PoC test environment to perfectly suit the business environment, enabling clients to apply Azure services quickly. One of the biggest strengths of Hancom MDS is its technical guide presentation and technical support that helps developers use cloud services from the perspective of the customers.

“We also leverage the Microsoft tools to perform various training and demonstrations with customers,” adds Chang.

The secret behind ensuring successful cloud deployment and swift delivery of high-quality software is experience and technical capabilities

In addition to Microsoft products, Hancom MDS builds and develops the embedded infrastructure with diverse solutions, aimed at shortening development timeline and increasing development efficiency. In particular, it provides solutions for core technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution such as IoT, AI, big data, cloud, robot, and has 1,500 customers across various industries such as automobiles, mobile/smartphones, digital home appliances, and defense/aviation. What’s most unique about the company is the Hancom MDS Academy, which has been providing training sessions on various technologies for more than 15,000 field engineering students over the past two decades. Today, the company operates more than 120 courses, including the latest core technologies such as IoT, big data, cloud, AI, autonomous driving, robots, and VR/AR, contributing to the development of future talent that will lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution. During this stint, “We have the advantage of suggesting Microsoft products and solutions to the students more effectively. In addition to the Academy, we train the industry for various Microsoft products through regular seminars and conferences and strive to nurture talent and find potential customers,” explains Chang.

The company also offers Windows Embedded OS that eliminates the need of buying separate product-based licenses for its customers. The most interesting aspect about the Windows Embedded OS is it does not require constant Windows updates. The operating system uses lock function and Windows Embedded Enabling Features (EEF) to enable system recovery by rebooting or to prevent unauthorized, unnecessary programs, malicious script files, etc.

As a true disruptor of the Microsoft ecosystem, Hancom MDS currently maintains strong partnerships with global embedded and IT companies. The company has recently expanded its customers’ insights and proposed new business through demonstrations and seminars using the Cognitive Services, one of the ML (Machine Learning)-based services tool. As a part of the technological advancement, the company is securing new growth engines and expanding their business footprint based on the latest IT trends. “By creating synergy between existing businesses and new businesses within the IoT, big data, cloud, and security ecosystems, we are transforming into a global IT convergence solutions provider that creates ‘win-win communities’ across industry verticals,” Chang concludes.