From Volume to Value: AI, Hybrid Multi-Cloud, and Cybersecurity Drive BRINEL | IQANTO’s Growth
In a rapidly evolving IT market, BRINEL | IQANTO, part of the French SNEF Group, is reshaping its business model, transitioning from a traditional IT integrator to a provider of value-added services focused on AI, cybersecurity, and modern cloud infrastructures.
The consolidated financial results for 2025 (NET BRINEL SA and Alpis Product SRL) confirm the company’s strategic direction: BRINEL | IQANTO reported a net profit of RON 9.4 million, up 57% compared to 2024, while revenue remained virtually unchanged at approximately RON 292 million. EBITDA increased from RON 9.2 million to RON 13.1 million (+42%), and the share of own-produced services and solutions in total business (“Production/Turnover”) rose from 22% to 26%.
“Over the past three years, we have demonstrated that our role goes far beyond systems integration. We help transform the complexity of AI and Cloud technologies into operational resilience and tangible margin growth for our customers by continuously expanding our technical capabilities, deepening our industry expertise, and strengthening our partner ecosystem. Today, BRINEL | IQANTO serves as a strategic pillar in the development of iQanto’s digital expertise across Europe within Groupe SNEF,” said Andrei Savin, General Manager of BRINEL | IQANTO and Executive Vice President of iQanto, Groupe SNEF.
From IT Integrator to AI Integrator: How the Business Model Is Evolving
The financial indicators point to a structural shift: profitability is no longer driven primarily by volume, but by the ability to deliver high-value projects in areas such as Data & AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity. The business model of the future remains difficult to predict in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Competitive advantage will belong to organizations that demonstrate agility, a continuous learning mindset, the ability to experiment with and rapidly adopt new technologies, and the capacity to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
In 2025, BRINEL | IQANTO successfully delivered dozens of AI pilot initiatives and production-ready AI deployments.
A notable example is a Generative AI agent developed for one of the largest railway operators, which automates occupational health appointment scheduling for 2,700 employees, reducing the HR department’s workload by 70% and virtually eliminating communication errors.
In the financial services sector, an AI-powered supply chain finance platform is helping shorten the mandate acquisition cycle and accelerate revenue generation. The solution automatically models financing costs, generates tailored banking proposals, and supports supplier onboarding through guided negotiation scripts.
In the manufacturing industry, predictive maintenance initiatives are enabling major packaging producers to significantly reduce unplanned equipment downtime, enhancing operational reliability and productivity.
These achievements are rooted in a strategic investment in the development of BRINEL | IQANTO’s Data & AI practice, made well before the market began generating clear demand for such capabilities. The company has built a strong portfolio of expertise in data management and analytics, spanning data integration, governance, visualization, and reporting, complemented by advanced artificial intelligence technologies, including natural language and image processing, predictive analytics, Agentic AI, and Generative AI.
At the core of BRINEL | IQANTO’s vision is a simple principle: rather than moving data to AI, organizations should bring AI to where data is created and processed.
Cyber Resilience: From Protection to Competitive Advantage
In a regional environment shaped by geopolitical tensions, rising cyber threats, and increasing pressure on critical infrastructure, security is no longer solely a military or institutional concern. It has become a fundamental prerequisite for operational continuity, economic resilience, and organizational competitiveness.
After years of significant investment in digitalization, companies are shifting their focus toward modernizing application landscapes, transforming technology platforms, and integrating AI into business processes. In this context, the principle of “security by design” has become essential for enabling innovation, protecting data, and strengthening long-term resilience.
BRINEL | IQANTO has grown its Cybersecurity business fivefold over the past three years, driven by increasing demand for enterprise-grade security and resilience. In critical sectors such as healthcare, financial services, and transportation, the company has implemented digital architectures that shift the focus from traditional backup and disaster recovery to data resilience—the ability to identify, detect, and stop attacks, including attempts to exfiltrate data, before they can disrupt operations. The result is always-on applications and data recovery times up to four times faster in the event of an incident.
Cloud and Sustainable Infrastructure: From Migration to Optimization and Sovereignty
For many years, the company’s DNA has been closely associated with sustainable infrastructure. Today, however, as AI adoption accelerates, infrastructure has become a cornerstone of digital competitiveness. Advanced large language models (LLMs) and massive volumes of data require unprecedented computing power, while legacy infrastructures are rapidly becoming a constraint on scalability and innovation.
The growing complexity of modern workloads is bringing Hybrid Multi-Cloud environments to the forefront, alongside the need for intelligent observability and monitoring, rapid root-cause identification, and the assurance of operational continuity. Cloud consumption must be managed through robust financial governance and continuous optimization, supported by FinOps practices and services.
These principles are already being applied in projects across industries with demanding resilience and compliance requirements. In the financial sector, for example, where data sovereignty is becoming increasingly critical, BRINEL | IQANTO is implementing hyperconverged architectures and hybrid cloud models tailored to meet emerging European regulatory standards.
The company’s model spans the entire technology stack, from the edge to the data center, private cloud environments, and strategic partnerships with the world’s top three hyperscale cloud providers.
IT: Between Volume and Value – The Role of the Transformation Partner
BRINEL | IQANTO’s evolution in 2026 points to a broader direction for the IT industry: differentiation will no longer be driven by price, but by the ability to deliver end-to-end projects with measurable business impact.
“The security agenda is being rewritten: Agentic AI, quantum risks, NIS2, and digital sovereignty are reshaping the landscape. Organizations are at a critical inflection point, and technology decisions can no longer be separated from business objectives. AI should not be viewed solely through the lens of efficiency and cost reduction, but as a driver of value creation and business growth. Artificial intelligence must be defined from a human-centered perspective and approached as a cross-functional initiative across the entire organization. Our commitment is to remain a trusted partner to our customers, providing them with the tools they need and helping them calibrate their digital investments to drive competitiveness and resilience in an increasingly dynamic business environment,” emphasized Andrei Savin.
With a team of nearly 200 consultants, architects, project managers, business designers, and ethical hackers, the company is strengthening its position as an end-to-end AI transformation partner, capable of turning technological complexity into sustainable profitability for clients across key sectors, including ISVs, financial services, manufacturing, defense, public administration, and oil & gas.
BRINEL | IQANTO is a digital solutions and services partner with more than 35 years of experience in designing, implementing, and operating complex digital infrastructures. As part of IQANTO – Groupe SNEF, the company is uniquely positioned through the combination of infrastructure expertise, ERP and CRM services, and advanced Data & AI capabilities, enabling end-to-end transformation for its customers.