Contracts & Collaborations


Cloud to power Canary Wharf Digital Transformation on Wood Wharf


Canary Wharf Group has signed up to use London based digital construction innovator 3D Repo’s cloud-based digital construction platform, during design and construction, to allow collaborative co-ordination on the eagerly anticipated Wood Wharf project, the new district at Canary Wharf. Building on work to date, including use during the design of basement structures and construction of cooling towers, the project has already seen utilisation of the 3D Repo platform by project partners such as Allies Morrison, Thornton Tomasetti, Adamson Associates, AECOM, John Robertson Architects, Gardner and SWECO. Dr Jozef Dobos, CEO of 3D Repo, says: “Benefits of our


platform include up to 20 per cent reduction in on site errors as per the Government’s Construction 2025 targets and a reduction of up to 50 per cent in the time taken to resolve key issues. Other major improvements include increased consultant and sub-contractor accountability, and easy traceability of design issues, as well as overall improvements in design coordination for all parties involved.” With an estimated completion in 2023, Wood Wharf has been designed to provide a new residential led, mixed use waterside community. The masterplan, designed by Allies and Morison Architects, will provide up to 3,300 new homes, nearly 2 million square feet of office space and a further 380,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and community uses including a primary school and GP’s surgery. Richard Bray, Project Executive, Canary Wharf Contractors,


says: “With the aim of delivering a workable virtual design of the complex Wood Wharf project, communication is key, and by utilising the 3D Repo platform, we can account for coordination


and issue-resolution to ensure the delivery of a workable virtual design.” Using 3D Repo’s award winning digital construction platform,


users can, in a web browser, automatically federate the latest 3D models, track issues and assign tasks in real time, as well as analyse geometry and BIM data using tools such as the patent pending 3D Diff solution for model comparison and version control. The 3D Repo platform differs from traditional collaboration


tools in that it utilises a component-based database making the 3D model the gateway to all information. It also offers a full set of API’s to help with integration and custom development – meaning that information can be made live, useful and accessible throughout the entire project lifecycle.


Proact partners with NetApp and Cisco to improve cloud infrastructure delivery


As one of few qualified partners in Europe, Proact has partnered up with NetApp and Cisco to offer the latest FlexPod solutions, including the new Managed Private Cloud service. Based on proven FlexPod architecture, Managed Private Cloud solutions provide customers with new consumption options and increased flexibility. As customers continue to modernise their data centres and


look towards hybrid cloud models, Proact can offer design, implementation and optimisation skills to help organisations leverage on powerful FlexPod IT infrastructures. Managed Private Cloud solutions are built on FlexPod and enable organisations to realise a cloud-like, ‘as a Service’ model for their on-premises IT. Proact can enable a streamlined transition to a Managed


Private Cloud that is located on-premises but managed remotely by some of the industry’s best specialists. By adopting a Managed Private Cloud alongside Proact’s 24/7 Service Management, organisations can ensure that critical customer data remains secure while also advancing cloud capabilities. The combination of Proact and FlexPod continues to be a


platform for innovation and investment protection. Proact’s service portfolio now includes ready-to-use solutions for the latest virtualisation software, enterprise applications and databases, incorporating the latest technologies from Cisco and NetApp. “As one of the first and largest FlexPod Premium Partners


in Europe, Cisco and NetApp technologies have been used for many years as part of our enterprise-class managed services. We are therefore thrilled to add the new Managed Private Cloud solution to our portfolio, giving us even stronger capabilities to efficiently and effectively manage on-premises private clouds for our customers across Europe.” says Paul Bates, Vice President for Managed Services at Proact. Proact can now also offer a series of pre-tested and validated


vertical-based solutions including FlexPod Data Centre for Epic HER, an application for healthcare customers. “These solutions will help our customers tackle industry-centric challenges, where key applications can be deployed quickly and organisations can overcome the hurdles of diverse, dynamic and distributed data” continues Paul Bates.


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