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Cancer Research UK relocates data and applications to save cash

Posted by Gary Flood on Mon, 15/03/2010 - 15:45
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Cancer Research UK has outsourced its data and applications in a bid to improve cost efficiencies in its IT.

The charity, which spent over £355 million on cancer research between 2008 and 2009, uses its IT department to enable Cancer Research UK to beat cancer through “the provision of world class information tools, IT systems and services.”  

In 2008 the charity took the decision to outsource its data centre requirements after having compared the cost of retrofitting its own legacy data centre to using different types of colocation facilities. Early on the company realised that significant cost savings could be made by colocating its IT infrastructure with a specialist carrier-neutral operator.

Following a tender process, the charity decided upon Interxion.
 
“The selection of Interxion and its secure robust environment, will meet our goals by improving the quality and delivery of many of our end-to-end IT services and driving down the cost.” said Jane Swindle, IS business change manager at Cancer Research UK. 
 
“It is great to see how the service we offer can generate operational benefits as well as savings for such an important worldwide organisation,” said Greg McCulloch, MD of Interxion UK. “The fact that Cancer Research UK has entrusted us with its most valuable assets is a resounding endorsement of Interxion’s leading security environment and robust infrastructure.”