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First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

A year to change  the face of public  sector IT procurement

Philip Dawson, ceo, Skyscape Cloud Services, focuses on the rise of G-Cloud since its inception at the beginning of this year. The programme represents a cultural leap for the government and its success has already seen it pass the £18m mark in sales ... [Published Government Technology UK - 4 hours ago]

Entities: G-Cloud, Framework, CESG, Security, United Kingdom

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Netcall approved for Government cloud supplier list

Netcall have been re-approved for the list of approved suppliers for the G-Cloud iii.G-Cloud is a Government initiative designed to bring together a collective resource of cloud-based IT services for use by public authorities. All services from the approved ... [Published CallCentreHelper - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Netcall Plc, G-Cloud, Software as a Service, Call Center

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

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Advanced 365 selected to offer services in UK’s G-Cloud iii framework

The framework is aimed at encouraging the adoption of cloud computing in the public sector in cost effective wayUK-based IT management company, Advanced 365 (Advanced), has been selected by the UK government to offer services in its latest cloud procurement ... [Published Computer Business Review - 14 hours ago]

Entities: G-Cloud, Neil Cross, United Kingdom, Francis Maude

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Skyscape bags biggest deal on G-Cloud EVER

Skyscape Cloud Services has fired the first shot into the hearts of large tech integrators that have grown fat off the public sector purse after signing £3m two-year Platform-as-a-Service contract worth £1.5m a year.The PaaS gig - the biggest deal on ... [Published The Register - 14 hours ago]

Entities: G-Cloud, SkyScape, Platform-as-a-Service, Software Development, UK Home Office

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

UK Home Office

Skyscape wins record-breaking Home Office PaaS contract

Cloud handshakeDeal is largest to be awarded through G-Cloud frameworkSkyscape Cloud Services has signed a contract worth £1.5 million per annum to provide Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to the Home Office's Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).The DBS, ... [Published Cloud Pro - 15 hours ago]

Entities: SkyScape, G-Cloud, UK Home Office

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Cloud computing is the only way for Essex

Maxwell Cooter, May 22, 2013 Case StudyEssex is one of the councils leading the way when it comes to cloud. But, as CIO David Wilde makes clear, it's part of a wider strategyIf there’s such a thing as a poster boy for public sector cloud, it’s David ... [Published Cloud Pro - 15 hours ago]

Entities: David Wilde, Cloud Computing, G-Cloud

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Softcat collaborates with AirWatch to enhance its G-Cloud offering

– This week Softcat announced a new partnership with enterprise mobility management (EMM) provider AirWatch to enhance its Government Cloud offering. Softcat will provide AirWatch’s cloud-based enterprise mobile device, application and content management ... [Published IT-Analysis.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: G-Cloud, BYOD Bring Your Own Device, Ian Evans, Peter Kelly, Security

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Skyscape wins largest Cloudstore contract let to date

Skyscape Cloud Services has announced that it is the beneficiary of the largest contract let through the UK Government’s G-Cloud framework so far. The company has been selected by the Home Office to provide services to the Disclosure and Barring Service ... [Published Tech Market View - May 21 2013]

Entities: SkyScape, G-Cloud, IAAS, UK Home Office

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 5 reports

Home Office selects Skyscape PaaS via G-Cloud

The Home Office has chosen UK Cloud services company Skyscape to provide Platform-as-a-Service solutions to the Disclosure and Barring Service.The estimated value per year of the contract is estimated at £1.5m, and was procured via the G-Cloud framework. ... [Published PublicTechnology.net - May 21 2013]

Entities: SkyScape, G-Cloud, UK Home Office

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Departments handed manual for digital services redesign

The government has released a design manual for chief technology officers redesigning Whitehall digital services, as contracts with existing system integrators begin to expire from 2014.The Government Service Design Manual has mapped Whitehall technology ... [Published Computer Weekly - May 21 2013]

Entities: Liam Maxwell, CESG, G-Cloud

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Transforming Government Services through Hybrid Clouds

We are living in an age of change where governments are expected to deliver fast and responsive services to their citizens.New and emerging global risks - tepid global growth, huge volatility in financial markets, terrorism, and global warming related ... [Published ASIACLOUD - May 21 2013]

Entities: E-Services, G-Cloud, Cloud Computing

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

'UKFast hosts racks for Metronet, selected for G-Cloud'

UK cloud and colocation specialist UKFast has signed up wireless technology provider Metronet (UK) as a customer. UKFast will house 24 racks for Metronet at its MANOC 4 data centre in Manchester. Meanwhile, UKFast has been selected to become part of the ... [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Metronet, G-Cloud, Software as a Service, United Kingdom, IAAS

Quotes

In its latest results, Cognizant talked about its increasing success in service lines offering non-linear growth. CEO Francisco D'Souza said: "We continue to make solid progress developing emerging offerings in new markets, such as social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies and new non-linear solutions and services.” D'Souza highlighted Cognizant's Business Cloud portfolio as an example of a service offering non-linear growth. Mark Lewis, outsourcing lawyer at Berwin Leighton Paisner, said that big, India-based service providers are attempting to move towards non-linear growth models. “They will all have to do this – they cannot continue with linear models because it’s a fight to the bottom in IT outsourcing and BPO,” said Lewis."

How will Indian IT services firms evolve and prosper? [Published Computer Weekly - 11 hours ago]

"The momentum behind this is tremendous. We've got a big pipeline and expect significant growth. The big integrators are briefing against it [G-Cloud] because it is not in their interests, it's too disruptive" he told The Channel

Skyscape bags biggest deal on G-Cloud EVER [Published The Register - 14 hours ago]

"We envision our clients using vCloud hybrid service to help accelerate their adoption of public cloud" Fathers said at the launch event

VMware's hybrid cloud to allow users to extend datacentres to public cloud [Published Computer Weekly - 15 hours ago]

“This is the first time anyone’s said: "This is how we all think we should do this as a collective group and this is the way technology should be delivered in the future" .”

Departments handed manual for digital services redesign [Published Computer Weekly - May 21 2013]

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A year to change  the face of public  sector IT... [Published Government Technology UK - 4 hours ago]
How will Indian IT services firms evolve and pr... [Published Computer Weekly - 11 hours ago]
Netcall approved for Government cloud supplier ... [Published CallCentreHelper - 13 hours ago]
Advanced 365 selected to offer services in UK’s... [Published Computer Business Review - 14 hours ago]
Skyscape bags biggest deal on G-Cloud EVER [Published The Register - 14 hours ago]
Skyscape wins record-breaking Home Office PaaS ... [Published Cloud Pro - 15 hours ago]
VMware's hybrid cloud to allow users to extend ... [Published Computer Weekly - 15 hours ago]
Cloud computing is the only way for Essex [Published Cloud Pro - 15 hours ago]
Softcat collaborates with AirWatch to enhance i... [Published IT-Analysis.com - May 22 2013]
Skyscape wins largest Cloudstore contract let t... [Published Tech Market View - May 21 2013]
Home Office selects Skyscape PaaS via G-Cloud [Published PublicTechnology.net - May 21 2013]
Departments handed manual for digital services ... [Published Computer Weekly - May 21 2013]
Home Office G-Cloud £1.5m purchase is largest t... [Published V3.co.uk - May 21 2013]
Transforming Government Services through Hybrid... [Published ASIACLOUD - May 21 2013]
Skyscape awarded Platform-as-a-Service deal via... [Published Government Opportunities - May 21 2013]
'UKFast hosts racks for Metronet, selected for ... [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]
Skyscape gains Home Office PaaS deal [Published Government Computing - May 21 2013]
Advanced 365 awarded place on G-Cloud iii [Published PR inside - May 21 2013]
Home Office Disclosure And Barring Service Sele... [Published RealWire - May 21 2013]
UKFast, Softcat And Phoenix Join Government’s G... [Published ChannelBiz UK - May 21 2013]
Lockheed Adds IT Integration, Mgmt Services to ... [Published New New Internet - May 20 2013]
IT Works Recruitment are delighted to announce ... [Published Recruitment International - May 20 2013]
Expontential-e Shows The Way To The Cloud [Published Comms Business - May 20 2013]
Lockheed Martin Expands Cloud Computing Service... [Published ADVFN India - May 20 2013]
Carrenza becomes an Official G-Cloud iii Supplier [Published PR inside - May 20 2013]
Cloud is first port of call for your IT needs, ... [Published Contractor UK - May 20 2013]
Exciting Times Ahead for BMT Hi-Q Sigma [Published Noodls - May 20 2013]
Cloud boost for public sector [Published Business Weekly UK - May 18 2013]
Shropshire software development company accepte... [Published PRWeb UK - May 18 2013]
Cabinet Office signs up Memset for CloudStore h... [Published PublicTechnology.net - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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ServicesAngle News Briefs for February 12, 2013 [Published SiliconANGLE - Feb 12 2013] NaviSite Achieves UK SSAE 16 Compliance, Announces Successful Audit Period NaviSite Inc., an enterprise-class hosting, managed application, managed messaging, and managed cloud service provider, has announced that its cloud-enabled data center ...
All data stored on cloud computing services can... [Published St George West - Jan 31 2013] By Madison Ruppert: According to reports, all personal information stored on major cloud computing services can be spied on by US agencies without users’ knowledge or even a search warrant. This is all reportedly being done under the recently ...
Boot up: Windows RT's seven sins, Nokia + Apple... [Published Technology: Technology blog \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 25 2013] Plus Acer expects loss, government decried over Oracle gig, Tim Cook on what supply chain rumours mean, and more A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Microsoft's ARM blunder: 7 reasons why Windows RT was ...
Not Secure Enough for Prime Time: Amazon And Go... [Published SiliconANGLE - Dec 03 2012] Amazon Web Services and Google weren’t able to make the cut for G-Cloud ii–the second iteration of the government cloud platform in the UK. The first iteration happened in April and AWS also missed that with G-Cloud’s head Denise McDonagh stating ...
More security, high-availability and gov-cloud ... [Published Security Alerts from ComputerWeekly.com - Dec 03 2012] Better security, ease of use, added availability as well as G-cloud features could make AWS cloud more appealing ...

Press Releases

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Advanced 365 awarded place on G-Cloud iii [Published PR inside - May 21 2013]
Carrenza becomes an Official G-Cloud iii Supplier [Published PR inside - May 20 2013]
Fujitsu Awarded Fourteen New Services on CloudS... [Published Releases from RealWire - May 09 2013]
Public Cloud First Policy Confirmed By UK Cabin... [Published Releases from RealWire - May 09 2013]
Interoute Virtual Data Centre selected as G-Clo... [Published Releases from RealWire - May 07 2013]