There is strong evidence to show that a large portion of London's boroughs are no longer prepared to suffer the limitations of legacy ICT infrastructures.
According to the findings of a Freedom of Information (FoI) request conducted by Cloud firm HyperGrid, over half of London boroughs are currently planning to replace their IT infrastructure, meaning that there is an open door for qualified ICT resellers to push against.
Of the 32 boroughs, 30 responded to the request, and 53% displayed a commitment to refresh their infrastructure, while a further 20% are in the process of an upgrade.
Doug Rich, VP of EMEA at HyperGrid, said: "The findings provide a clear indicator of a need for change and modernisation in local Government IT estates.
"Legacy systems are no longer capable of coping with the challenges brought about by budget cuts, increased demand for higher quality services and reorganisation to fit the changing role of local Government.
"The demands of digital transformation and ever-increasing workloads mean that IT infrastructure needs to be high performing yet flexible to rapidly changing requirements."
The FoI also indicated that 43% of boroughs would be receptive to a consumption or subscription-based model.
Rich added: "It is evident that there is an appetite for changing the way IT is consumed in the data centre as refresh projects get under way.
"Choosing a consumption-based model enables local authorities to be much more agile in how they update their infrastructure. This can come in the form of cloud-based services, including email, apps or the Government's G-Cloud procurement system.
"Digital transformation is placing a significant amount of strain on both public and private sector organisations, and local Government cannot afford to be left behind."