UK - CloudStore. G-Cloud is a UK Government Programme to encourage the adoption of Cloud Services across the whole of the Public Sector. Our aims are to simplify how the Public Sector buys and delivers services by creating a marketplace of pay-as-you-go commodity services that can be easily scaled up or down, based on the changing needs of a business and its users. The Programme is not just about IT, it’s about changing perceptions and encouraging a Cloud first approach; it’s about providing the right tools to help the business unleash innovation from the front-line and from citizens; it’s about helping a business become more flexible, agile and responsive to changing needs.
The technology and the means to use it are here, so we must embrace change, start experimenting, share our experiences and not be afraid to be one of the first to go Cloud. UK CloudStore : l'administration britannique passe au cloud computing. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé le 19 février un catalogue d’applications et de services de cloud computing à destination des administrations.
Baptisé CloudStore, ce site entend bouleverser le marché public IT au Royaume-Uni en donnant plus de chances aux PME d’obtenir des contrats. Il s’inscrit dans la stratégie "G-Cloud" du gouvernement qui vise à réduire les dépenses en IT des administrations en passant notamment par les solutions de cloud computing. Concrètement, le CloudStore se présente comme un comparateur de prix où les entreprises accréditées peuvent proposer leurs services.
Sur les quelques 1 700 services proposés aujourd’hui par 257 entreprises (300 ayant candidatées), 50% sont issus de PME. Parmi les entreprises déjà présentes, on retrouve des grands noms tels que SAP, Atos IT services et Microsoft mais aussi des entreprises britanniques de plus petite taille comme Memset, Claranet, Trustmarque et Ancoris. Sources : UK - How will the CloudStore impact government IT? The government’s CloudStore could signal a new model for procuring IT, making it easier for the public sector to do business with SMEs and breaking up the traditional supplier monopoly.
We ask how disruptive this move will be for the IT supplier market in government. The launch of the CloudStore , a catalogue of 1,700 on-demand IT services available to the public sector to purchase, has been heralded as a route to breaking up costly contract lock-ins for bespoke services with a handful of system integrators. Price transparency could lead to significant cost reductions, with departments expected to save up to 75% for IT services as well as creating standardised prices across the public sector.
Tonino Ciuffini, CIO at Warwickshire County Council, says the council will take a ‘CloudStore first’ approach to future IT procurements. Warwickshire is already piloting a cloud email service , which Ciuffini expects will save the council £250,000 per year. A new model for business Email Alerts. UK - Cabinet Office launches second G-Cloud framework worth £100m. The Cabinet Office has launched a second G-Cloud framework with a total procurement value of £100m, revised up from the previous £60m estimate.
The first G-Cloud framework saw nearly 260 suppliers offer 1,700 services. The new framework will run for 12 months rather than six this time, with an increased limit on contracts from 12 months to 24 in exceptional circumstances. The Cabinet Office said the second framework aimed to be more SME-friendly by not including a lengthy pre-qualification questionnaire, with less stringent requirements of financial history and simplified mandatory questions.
The news follows the second iteration of CloudStore, which was launched last week with an improved functionality for searching and comparing services. The second CloudStore has a full list of prices and suppliers can edit any incorrect information. Email Alerts Register now to receive ComputerWeekly.com IT-related news, guides and more, delivered to your inbox.