UK’s G-Cloud 4 launches with 300 more suppliers than last iteration
G-Cloud sales topped $53.5 million last month, a steady improvement, up from £44.7 million in September The latest iteration of the UK government’s procurement framework for cloud services, G-Cloud 4,...
View ArticleUK government Digital Marketplace moves into beta
The UK government hopes the Digital Marketplace will make it easier for the public sector to buy digital services The UK government’s Digital Marketplace, which replaces the Cloud Store for buying...
View ArticleG-Cloud: Much has been achieved, but the programme still needs work
The UK government is ahead of the curve in cloud, but work still needs doing Thanks to G-Cloud, the once stagnant public sector IT marketplace that was dominated by a small number of large incumbent...
View ArticleIBM, UK gov ink £313m deal to promote big data, cognitive compute research
IBM and the UK government are pouring £313m into big data and cognitive computing R&D The UK government has signed a deal with IBM that will see the two parties fund a series of initiatives aimed...
View ArticleMinistry of Justice owns over 2 million Oracle licenses claims report
UPDATED The UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has 2.3 million Oracle licenses, reports The Register. According to the report, a government insider said Oracle is “extreme in its defence of existing...
View ArticleE-procurement platform could save UK government £10 billion – report
Central government could save up to £10 billion per annum through a reformed e-procurement platform, placing a greater emphasis on administrative efficiencies and market competition, according to a...
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