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Age UK South Tyneside cuts costs and secures data with help from Atlas Cloud

Age UK is using cutting edge computer technology to cut its costs and teach an older generation of students how to master the web.

The South Tyneside region of the national charity brought in cloud computing experts Atlas Cloud to make sure it had a future-proof system in place, and is now using it to teach regular classes at its offices in South Shields.

Age UK’s South Tyneside chief executive John Briers said: “We have 30 staff using the system, but the new set-up also allows us to have six training seats where we can teach our customers about the latest technology. Being cloud-based means we can give them the latest updates as soon as they are available.”

“We had been facing a large hardware cost and an increasing level of data security requirements. We always try to place business locally, so we brought in Atlas Cloud, who came in on a Friday and by 10am on Monday it was all up and running.”

Atlas Cloud’s Chief Operating Officer and founder Phil Richardson said: “There are different benefits for companies moving to cloud technology. For some it is the environmental benefit of not having a stack of servers in the office, for others like Age UK it is making sure they and their customers automatically get the latest technology and don’t have to handle data protection concerns.

“It’s an added bonus for us that our technology is helping an older generation learn about the internet. It can seem daunting when you come to use new technology for the first time, so a safe and secure environment helps.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .