DIGITAL INNOVATION REPORT 2019

Transform & Digitalise

 
Computacenter & IBM ensure our customers are enabled to meet today’s business needs of greater globalisation, digitisation and mobilisation of business. We are ensuring customers and their users are enabled for today's digital world and not encumbered, by IT. Through the alignment of our strategies and focus, our partnership continues to strengthen, ensuring that we deliver increasing value to our customers.

OUR IBM CREDENTIALS

• Platinum Business Partner
• Expertise across entire IBM technology portfolio (Hardware, Software, Services)
• UK’s First Elite Speciality Power and Storage Partner
• 150+ Cross-Brand Certifications
• Largest UK & EMEA IBM Solutions Provider
• Centre of Technical Excellence

 
Computacenter & IBM transform challenges placed on IT into opportunities with software defined, hybrid cloud, data insights, security, open standards and mainframe solutions. A software defined environment enabling organizations to access and process any type of data, on any storage device, anywhere. The next-generation data centre responds to disruptive change. A resource-smart, workload-aware infrastructure that can anticipate changing demand and respond with incredible speed.

Building the foundations for digital success

Nearly half of manufacturers already run some workloads in the cloud. Computacenter helps firms accelerate and expand adoption to create multi-cloud strategies that deliver greater agility for a lower cost. We make sure commercially sensitive data says protected in the cloud, on the network, in the datacenter and on user devices.  

Connected factories. Automated production lines. Real-time analytics. Technology is at the heart of day-to-day manufacturing operations, helping companies boost efficiency and competitive advantage as well as attract and retain great talent.

Although manufacturers recognise the value of technology, many are struggling to make the leap into a digital age. According to a Computacenter survey, 90% of manufacturers believe technology is important to their business, yet 16% still cite outdated equipment as the biggest challenge holding them back.  

As the lines between information technology and operational technology blur, manufacturers need to ensure they seize the competitive advantage. Half of the survey respondents believe innovations in data analytics and artificial intelligence would prove most useful to their business.  

Turning new ideas into practical solutions, however, can be costly and complex - especially when there’s a skills gap. Nearly a fifth of manufacturers cite a lack of technical experience as the biggest challenge they face, which has the potential to impact both productivity and profitability