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“ We ' re using Microsoft Power Platform – Microsoft is a big partner with us – to craft opportunities around automating deliverables ,” Tranter adds .
“ We started to move services across and build all out the monitoring , as well as all the things you need to do around controlling your cloud . We ’ ve been looking for opportunities , such as automation , and using and exploiting low-code / no-code platforms such as Power , both for our product and legal side of the firm , as well as looking for opportunities in our business operations .
“ So we ' ve begun to build up a catalogue of where we ' ve started to have digitised services , and the process analyst piece links into that ,” he says . “ They create future opportunities by going out and working across the firm , and we ' ve started to build that whole capability around that . And then we ' re looking at some of our core services , and the first set that we moved across was the Microsoft stack .”
Making the decision to utilise Office 365 came into its own , Tranter explains , particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic when teams began using Teams and cloudbased email systems .
“ We removed passwords , and now we predominantly use biometrics and Multi Factor Authenication ,” he says . “ We rebuilt a lot of our underlying architectures around using things like SD-WAN . Then you can start to lay the cloud services on top of that , at a far accelerated pace and with security .”
For Pinsent Masons ’ cloud journey , the next steps are around moving across the firm ’ s document management systems , which , as Tranter predicts , will take some time .
“ We ' re at the point now where we ' re looking at some of the bigger core services : our document management system and those things are next in line to move across ,” he explains . EXECUTIVE BIO
NIGEL TRANTER
TITLE : CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER INDUSTRY : LAW PRACTICE LOCATION : BIRMINGHAM , UK
Nigel is a CTO / CIO with extensive global experience working in Financial and Professional services organisations , a proven thought leader , confident in creating strategies and delivering meaningful business outcomes . Nigel has led diverse technology and business operations teams through direct and matrix structures . Nigel utilises an analytical , data driven mindset to assimilate quantitative and qualitative information quickly , possessing a natural curiosity and entrepreneurial flair , whilst not being afraid to challenge convention . He is a strong relationship builder who is always keen to learn from others and looks to empower or encourage in every interaction .
Previously , Nigel spent four years at Gulf Bank in Kuwait where he was the Chief Information Officer . Other executive and senior roles have included a ten-year tenure at Barclays where Nigel was the Chief Architect – Europe and Middle East Retail and amp ; Business Banking .
Nigel holds qualifications in electrical engineering , computer science and an MBA in Leadership and amp ; Sustainability .