Atos to open three hubs supporting agentic AI and digital sovereign capabilities in the UK
The three new hubs will support growing demand for UK-based data hosting and resiliency for the public sector, defence, and critical infrastructure.
The Sovereign Orchestration Hub will provide an AI-enabled suite of offerings including the Atos Sovereign Cloud portfolio.
The hub will support Sovereign Cloud-on-site solutions, AI-powered digital workplace services, sovereign extended device lifecycle services, and a converged Network Operations Centre.
The Digital Agentic Centre will host and manage sovereign AI capabilities to offer autonomous, security, and data sovereignty to meet their AI requirements.
The Sovereign Digital Enhancement Centre will support faster ICT delivery and innovation across defence and critical infrastructure. It will be supported by key partners Microsoft and AWS.
“Our new sovereign offerings will ensure our clients have a future-ready end-to-end IT estate under their control so that they can easily adapt to any regulatory or geopolitical changes. For businesses in the public, defence and critical national infrastructure sectors, the need for sovereign AI capabilities is mission-critical, and we’re proud to be working with them to make safe and reliable digital and AI development possible,” says Michael Herron, Head of Atos UK and Ireland.
“As part of this, we are reimagining what an IT career pathway looks like in an age where humans and AI co-exist together. Our new early-career roles will give young people in the UK a multi-faceted career in the digital arena. Sovereignty, for us, includes nurturing the next generation of tech talent in the UK&I.”
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