North Star Housing Chooses ANS for a Complete Digital Refresh
Background
North Star Housing, headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees, operates across Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, County Durham, and Tyne and Wear, managing approximately 4,000 homes. The organisation is committed to delivering high-quality housing and services to its communities, ensuring that its operations are supported by robust and modern technology.
As part of its ongoing commitment to innovation and efficiency, North Star approached ANS to participate in a tender process for a comprehensive IT refresh, covering infrastructure, connectivity, and cyber security.
Business Challenges
As North Star reached the five-year refresh cycle for its infrastructure, the organisation recognised that simply renewing its existing setup would not meet future needs. Their static hosting solution lacked resiliency and scalability, creating limitations in aligning with their technical roadmap.
To address these challenges, North Star sought a partner capable of delivering a modern, flexible solution that could support digital transformation, while improving operational efficiency and strengthening security. ANS emerged as the ideal choice following a competitive tender process, thanks to our expertise in Azure cloud migration and managed services.
Solution
ANS will lead North Star’s digital transformation by migrating critical infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, enabling greater scalability and resilience. This move will be complemented by a full connectivity refresh and the implementation of ANS’ 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) through the Managed Detection and Response service, ensuring continuous threat monitoring and compliance with UK housing regulations.
By utilising ANS’ Co-Managed Azure Cloud service, North Star will benefit from proactive monitoring and reduced management overhead, resulting in improved business continuity. This partnership positions North Star to achieve enhanced security and operational efficiency, as well as the agility needed to support future growth.
