Unwrapping government’s £300m Amazon package
Since a public sector-wide agreement with AWS was introduced six months ago, departments have signed contracts worth hundreds of millions with the cloud firm. PublicTechnology takes a closer look.
HMRC renegotiates £94m AWS deal
Department replaces existing arrangement with contract under new terms
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HMRC approved for £112m Microsoft spending
Department was given central government green light for major outlay on licensing, newly published spending data reveals
HMRC begins prep for major cloud move
Department tasks digital transformation specialist with helping prepare the way for use of AWS and Azure
Three London boroughs plan £1.5m move to Microsoft cloud
Lewisham, Brent and Southwark seek partner to offer construction of environment and subsequent migration
DWP offers £105k for head of hybrid cloud
Postholder will play ‘a critical role’ in designing department’s networks
Bidding opens on £1.6bn Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework
New iteration of agreement due to go live four days after outgoing deal expires
Beyond G-Cloud – what next for government tech procurement?
PublicTechnology talks to CCS technology director Niall Quinn and a selection of suppliers about the future of IT procurement
NHS Wales signs national Office 365 deal
More than 100,000 workers will get access to a range of software tools
NCSC warns over ‘password spray’ attacks of council cloud services
Move to web-based software increases need for good password management, advises cybersecurity organisation
Home Office leads state-sector Amazon spending
Union criticises government’s £46.9m spent with supplier in 2018
East Midlands creates £250m WAN framework
Nottinghamshire County Council publishes contract notice
Ministry of Justice sets minimum security standards for AWS
Users of S3 storage warned against allowing public access, to tackle ‘leaky bucket’ risk
Pharmacy regulator seeks £3.5m services partner to support cloud future
Organisation wants to appoint provider to five-year contract
The cloud community: adoption of the cloud in local government
Sharon Hobson of Riverbed explains why the key to justifying an investment in cloud technology is visibility of network performance
CCS set to replace cloud first with ‘more appropriate guidance’
Procurement agency reveals it is working with GDS to create new advice
Technology Services 2 given two-year extension
CCS lengthens £3bn contract as it mulls ways to ensure future deals enable more streamlined processes
G-Cloud introduces more stringent cybersecurity requirements for suppliers
Among the changes introduced for the eleventh iteration of the framework is a commitment for suppliers to use ‘the most up-to-date antivirus’ technology
G-Cloud 11 bidding opens today
Applications now being accepted for latest iteration of framework
Will Brexit slow down public sector digital transformation?
At a recent roundtable event, PublicTechnology and Gamma brought together a range of senior digital professionals to discuss the looming spectre of the UK’s exit from the EU, and what it means for transformation initiatives
“It’s a discipline in demand”: BEIS CDIO Karl Hoods on hiring data scientists in government
‘Future is bright for data scientists in public sector,’ says department’s IT leader