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Custom software & managed IT · Tirana, AL

Software built
to outlast
the roadmap.

Sixteen years of custom systems for payroll, energy trading and education — delivered, maintained, and still running. Now we run the IT around them too.

Established 2010
Systems in production 40+
Years operating 16yrs
Practice

What we build.

A small team that takes software seriously: discovery through delivery, then kept running. We only commit to what we can finish well.

S/01

Custom business software

Line-of-business systems tailored to how a company actually operates — not forced into a generic SaaS mould.

.NETNodePostgreSQLMSSQL
S/02

Web applications

Dashboards, portals and public sites — responsive, measured, and reasonable to maintain three years from now.

TypeScriptReactVue
S/03

Systems integration

Connecting the software that is already running — ERP, billing, trading platforms, lab equipment — so it stops being an island.

RESTSOAPMessage queues
S/04

Project management

Someone accountable for shipping — scope, risk, specification and acceptance, written down and agreed.

PMIAgileHybrid
S/05

Maintenance & support

The part most firms skip. A named engineer, a response window, and an actual plan for the next five years.

SLAOn-callAudit
S/06

Technical advisory

Short engagements — architecture review, vendor assessment, due diligence — when a second opinion is cheaper than a wrong decision.

ArchitectureAuditRFP
Managed IT New

The rest of your IT, run by the same team.

We now look after the infrastructure our software runs on, and the desks, devices and accounts around it. One monthly agreement, one named contact, no ticket queue in another country.

  • M/01

    Helpdesk & user support

    A named engineer who picks up the phone, by remote session or on site in Tirana.

  • M/02

    Devices & endpoints

    Laptops, desktops and phones set up, encrypted, patched and tracked from day one.

  • M/03

    Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace

    Accounts, mail, licences, shared drives and sign-in security, administered properly.

  • M/04

    Backup & recovery

    Backups of servers, mailboxes and files, with restores we have actually rehearsed.

  • M/05

    Network & security

    Firewalls, Wi-Fi, VPN and access policies, documented and kept current.

  • M/06

    Monitoring & patching

    Servers and services watched continuously, with updates applied on a schedule.

Work

Selected projects.

A few systems we have built that are still in daily use. Names kept short — details on request.

C/01PAYROLL2010 → PRESENT

Payroll & HR administration system

Payroll built around Albanian employment law: employee records, monthly pay runs, income tax and social-insurance contributions, payslips and the declarations filed with the tax office.

  • 2010In production since the first pay run
  • 16 yrsOf tax and contribution changes, implemented in-house
  • MonthlyPayroll, payslips and statutory declarations
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C/02ENERGY2019 → PRESENT

Energy trading & risk management platform

A real-time trading and position-management system for a national energy supplier — scheduling, nominations, exposure, settlement.

  • 24/7Uptime target met in year 5
  • < 200 msMedian tick-to-dashboard latency
  • 7 yrsIn production, continuously maintained
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C/03EDUCATION2017 → PRESENT

Course & exam management system

End-to-end management for a language institute: enrolment, scheduling, exam sessions, certificates and billing — a single source of truth.

  • 8 termsRolled out and migrated
  • 4,000+Student records under management
  • 1 teamReplaced three spreadsheets and a ledger
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Studio

Sixteen years of
shipping — and still around
to maintain it.

BIT Services Lab is a small, independent consultancy based in Tirana. We take on a limited number of engagements each year, so the clients we have keep us close. We write our own code, own our own mistakes, and answer the phone ourselves.

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Industries served 07
Longest client 16yrs
Core team 02

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