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This presentation was delivered by Ian Winship at Public Sector Enterprise 2013. The talk focused on a government department, highlighting its experience of transitioning to a Cloud First model. Topics covered: • How the Department is transitioning to the cloud and addressing the 'Cloud First' initiative • How this supports the implementation of digital by default • Pitfalls to be avoided when moving to the cloud
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Transitioning to the cloudExperiences of a UK Government DepartmentIan Winship, Client Director, Eduserv
Before the cloud
Long term contracts• Primary IT Partner – global SI• Application specific ‘stacks’ –
application, maintenance, hosting
The opportunity
Most existing IT contracts were due to expire during Q1 2013
After the cloud
TransitioningUse SIAM to arbitrate/set standards
Allow time for overlap before current vendor contract expiration• Discovery of re-existing services/assets• Commercial and procurement skills
TransitioningDon’t underestimate the effect of new commercial model on business planning• Commissioning and decommissioning systems• Variable monthly changes vs annual or one-off
purchase order?
Cloud First
Products are easier to procureMore competition means better valueIT systems have less start-up costCost profile can reflect usage closely
LearningsCloudStore products are not necessarily easy to compare with each otherLearning: Shortlist and request clarification
LearningsYou will be procuring multiple ‘Towers’ at the same time
Cross-tower liaison is vital
Learning: appoint SIAM first
Learning: establish regular cross-supplier technical forum
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