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clinicians to do more remotely,
reducing the numbers of people
entering into hospitals.
Elsewhere, Computacenter
has been involved with the
Department for Education’s
‘Get Help with Technology’
programme. “That involves
devices for disadvantaged pupils
and it’s been an extraordinary
collective undertaking with
a broad sweep of vendor
partners, the likes of Microsoft
and Google providing their
educational platforms. We delivered over
200,000 devices in about 80 days, part of a
complex solution with a wide variety of OEMs.
Connectivity and security capabilities were
locked down into the builds, distributed to
nearly 2000 responsible bodies who then
were responsible for the 26,000 schools.
You’re talking about 24% of the UK’s normal
consumption of devices in a quarter, just
a phenomenal undertaking.”
Stern highlights that Computacenter’s
resilience stands the company in good stead
for the future. “The pandemic has had an
enormous impact on our lives, and it looks like
it’s going to be with us for a while. However, it
has shone a light on the capabilities of the
British tech industry, delivering technology
solutions to meet social needs at a pace and
scale that people wouldn’t have considered
to be achievable in normal times.” Despite
the abnormality of the current situation,
Computacenter remains dedicated to the
same tenets. “We focus on our customers and
we look to deliver relevant solutions that help
them to achieve their business goals, and we
will continue in that vein.”