18 August 2017

ANS will monitor the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s critical network infrastructure.

ANS Group has seen its services deployed from ship to shore in recent months, under two separate deals. 

In early August, the Manchester-based cloud services provider announced that it will continue to work with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) as part of a renewed managed service contract. 

The MCA is a maritime safety regulator and emergency response organisation that includes HM Coastguard. Headquartered in Southampton, it operates from a number of coastal outstations, and has 1,050 staff and 3,500 volunteer rescue officers. 

ANS will be responsible for the MCA’s infrastructure, providing round-the-clock support and management to facilitate the smooth running of vital emergency response services. It will deliver continual monitoring of the agency’s critical infrastructure, which is built on the multi-vendor FlexPod system. 

In a separate deal earlier this year, TrustFord has partnered with ANS in an effort to transform the performance of its network and IT systems with a new WAN.

ANS says the new network will enable the company to accelerate the introduction of its ‘FordStore’ concept into dealerships. This is said to create an “immersive”, digitally-led experience for customers through interactive displays, a dedicated app and video content. 

The WAN will also deliver improved connectivity between TrustFord’s 60 sites by enabling next-generation video conferencing applications and facilitating remote working. In addition, the cloud-ready network will deliver ‘smart’ car software updates to TrustFord customers.