The Met Office increases efficiency and saves £100,000 a year with Computacenter’s support and maintenance services
Safeguarding services for less
Availability of the Met Office’s complex IT estate is vital for providing accurate and high-quality weather forecasting services. Operating in the public sector, the organisation must also reduce costs while safeguarding services.

“Computacenter provides an extremely efficient and cost-effective service which has freed up management time and increased efficiency for the Met Office and enabled us to achieve cost-savings in excess of £100,000 a year.”
Alan Mackay, IT Manager Infrastructure
Objectives
- Ensure IT availability
- Safeguard services
- Reduce costs
Streamlined procedures and reliable support services have increased efficiency and freed up management time, enabling the Met Office to achieve cost savings in excess of £100,000 a year.
Solution
Leveraging its nationwide engineering operation and highly efficient procurement and logistics processes, Computacenter provides cost-effective break-fix services across the UK and spare parts to international locations.
Outcome
- Increased efficiency
- Reduced management time
- Achieved cost-savings