282 March 2021
COMPUTACENTER
“ There’s a real sense of
responsibility around
representing the British
tech industry”
JONATHAN STERN
PUBLIC SECTOR DIRECTOR,
COMPUTACENTERentities with more control to deliver more
predictable outcomes.”
Stern identifies an appetite to address legacy
systems, which has only been accelerated
by COVID-19. “Minimising the Public Sector’s
reliance on aged IT solutions will unlock their
potential to be more innovative and agile,
which should lead to better public service
outcomes, as well helping to mitigate cyber
security threats.
“Working in partnership with the world’s
leading technology companies – as we
recently did with Dell Technologies to
help a major transport infrastructure body
create a new hybrid cloud solution for their
application estate within Crown Hosting
data centres – means we can bring together
leading technology solutions with our
scale and expertise to help organisations
transform their legacy platforms. Our
partners work with us because we really
understand our customers’ challenges and
their goals, which means we co-design
solutions that drive maximum value from
technology investments.”
“The pandemic has also materially
accelerated the adoption of digital
transformation with the creation of
entirely new user bases. Whether that’s
disadvantaged young people being
given access to devices, or remote GP