Cloudreach was established 11 years ago, with the initial focus on building out the IT environment, migrating applica…
The biggest govtech deals of the week (9/9/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partners…
Microsoft’s $10bn JEDI cloud contract ‘sets dangerous precedent’, says AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched an extraordinary attack on the US government after defence officials announced…
The Met Police didn’t check if facial recognition tech was racist before trialling it
The Metropolitan Police didn’t bother to assess whether live facial recognition technology discriminated on the…
Home Office hands IBM £7m police database deal without competitive tender
The Home Office has handed IBM a £7m contract to support the development of a controversial police ‘mega-databa…
Parliamentary Digital Service CIO Tracey Jessup video interview – digitising democracy at the Houses of Parliament
Parliamentary Digital Service CIO Tracey Jessup is preparing the Houses of Parliament for the next stage of its digit…
Digital Realty’s CFO on the economic resilience of the data centre sector
The ongoing growth of any multinational company lies in its keystone investments, and as chief financial officer of o…
HMCTS’s video hearings win inspectors’ approval, but judges harbour concerns
A video hearings service rolled out during the coronavirus crisis is robust and simple to use, according to a review …
IBM agrees to offer discounted cloud pricing to UK government buyers
IBM has joined a growing list of tech firms offering cloud computing services at a preferential rate to buyers across…
How to put data at the heart of your digital transformation project
As Covid-19 has spread around the world, economies have entered free-fall, businesses have been forced to send hundre…