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SCC Become First Supplier on Government's Cloudstore to Win Security Accreditation
Dec 27, 2012IT infrastructure company SCC has become the first supplier on the government’s CloudStore to win pan-government security accreditation. The firm has gained accreditation for its multi-tenanted infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) ...
Tags: SCC, Computer Products, G-Cloud
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The G-Cloud Looks Set to Become The Future Model for The Way Government Buys Its IT
Dec 24, 2012The G-Cloud looks set to become the future model for the way government buys its IT – with a new framework in the pipeline that will include secure email services for the NHS – and calls for it to become a blueprint for all new ...
Tags: G-Cloud ramps, secure email services, user device services
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Top Ten Stories That Defined The Cloud Computing Sector in 2012
Dec 20, 20122012 was the year cloud computing hit the mainstream.More users started adopting cloud-based services and vendors intensified competition by launching aggressive price wars for market share. Enterprises and public sector organisations ...
Tags: cloud computing, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, DBaas
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Special Event Features Computer Weekly's First List of 25 Most Influential Women in UK IT
Dec 18, 2012Technology is taking an ever more central role in the way we work, live and play. The future for the IT community is bright, and IT professionals have a unique opportunity to lead their organisations to a successful economic recovery. But ...
Tags: IT community, technology, workforce, IT skill
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RIM Set to Lose Stranglehold on Government Mobile Market in Whitehall Gathers Pace
Dec 17, 2012Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is set to lose its stranglehold on the government mobile market, as momentum to broaden the number of smartphone suppliers in Whitehall gathers pace. Currently, Blackberry is the only smartphone ...
Tags: RIM, government mobile market, stranglehold
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Government Departments Don't Pool Resources
Nov 29, 2012Government IT is no longer in a "19th century" state, but there's still much work to be done especially when it comes to G-Cloud. That's the view of the programme's director and director of Home Office IT, Denise McDonagh, who was ...
Tags: Government IT, McDonagh, G-Cloud, Business Cloud Summit
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Our Aim Was to Once More Identify The 50 Most Influential Leaders in UK IT
Nov 22, 2012Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the role of technology in the UK economy. ...
Tags: UK IT, UKtech50, ARM, GCHQ, Government Digital Service, Salesforce.com
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The Contract for The Single Email Service with Cable and Wireless Is Due to Expire in July
Nov 19, 2012The NHS Commissioning Board is looking to use multiple secure email providers via the government’s G-Cloud framework. The move would be the largest deal yet to go through G-Cloud, pushing many millions of pounds through the ...
Tags: NHS anticipates, G-Cloud, secure email services, Denise McDonagh
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Salesforce.COM Has Joined The UK Government's G-Cloud Framework
Oct 26, 2012Enterprise cloud computing firm Salesforce.com has joined the UK government's G-Cloud framework, the cross-departmental initiative focused on introducing cloud computing across the public sector. It means government organisations can now ...
Tags: Salesforce, G-Cloud, cloud computing firm, Facebook
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Second G-Cloud Framework Has Gone Live,with Twice The Number of Original Suppliers
Oct 26, 2012The government's second G-Cloud framework has gone live,with twice the number of original suppliers. Of the 458 suppliers on the 12-month framework,which allows public sector bodies to buy on demand IT services,three-quarters are small ...
Tags: government, second G-Cloud framework, UK, double number of suppliers
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Suffolk County Council to Roll out APP Development Tool to Enable Students Across Region
Sep 21, 2012Suffolk County Council is to roll out an app development tool to enable students across the region to design their own smartphone apps. Suffolk County Council will trial the Weejot.com mobile app publishing tool from Jadu across five ...
Tags: App Design Tool, app development tool, smartphone apps
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Denise McDonagh Has Slammed Criticism of The Cloudstore Sales Figures
Aug 17, 2012G-Cloud programme director Denise McDonagh has slammed criticism of the CloudStore sales figures and suggested that unsupportive comments were"less accurate in their use of the data". Commentators have labelled the CloudStore's recent ...
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SMEs Concerned Over Delay in Accreditation Process for G-Cloud Services
Aug 9, 2012SMEs say they are concerned over the delay in the accreditation process for G-Cloud services. The pan-government accreditation process on G-Cloud services for information deemed sensitive is being carried out by IT security arm CESG. No ...
Tags: G-Cloud, IL2 services, Government Protective Marking System
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To Describe The Aims of The CloudStore as Revolutionary Is No Understatement
Jul 31, 2012Denise McDonagh, director of the government's G-Cloud programme, talks to Computer Weekly about the implementation challenges of the programme and the routes being taken to break government's dependence on large outsourcers. To describe ...
Tags: Interview, G-Cloud programme, cloud frameworks, big legacy systems
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Computer Weekly Has Launched a Programme to Recognise The Most Influential Women in UK IT
Jun 11, 2012Computer Weekly has launched a programme to recognise the most influential women in UK IT – and we want your help in selecting the winners. Scroll down to vote and see the bottom of the page to find out more information on our ...
Tags: Women, IT, Computer Weekly, Programme