{"id":1437,"date":"2019-06-11T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T09:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digiterrebestg.wpengine.com\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2024-05-30T10:30:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:30:22","slug":"cloud-technology-is-gathering-pace-in-the-public-sector-though-its-still-early-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digiterre.com\/us\/2019\/06\/11\/cloud-technology-is-gathering-pace-in-the-public-sector-though-its-still-early-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud technology is gathering pace in the public sector, though it\u2019s still early days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cloud technology is gathering pace in the public sector, though it\u2019s still early days<\/h1>\n\n

Since the UK Government announced its adoption of a \u2018Cloud First\u2019 policy for public sector IT, cloud computing developed a new momentum in government departments and local authorities.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Three initiatives galvanized much greater involvement of cloud service provision in public sector IT practice:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


The G-Cloud initiative paved the way for more use of cloud solutions by government bodies. It provided better standards and a more straightforward set of regulations that businesses can follow to enter the public market sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The National Cyber Security Centre now certifies qualified service providers, giving communities and public sector entities access to reputable service providers without the complex screening processes they previously needed to do themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The G-Cloud 10 Commercial Agreement was put into practice by the Crown Commercial Service. Infrastructure, platform, software and specialist cloud service providers can enter a digital marketplace where they can connect with government bodies and the public sector as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Despite this, Cloud, like AI, still has a long way to go in government. According to study by McKinsey & Company in 2018, less than 20 percent of government workloads are utilizing cloud technology. The report believes this is because departments are still wrestling with the process of merging existing assets \u2014 such as infrastructure, applications, workloads and data \u2014 with cloud-native efforts. Whilst cloud technology may be viewed as maturing in some parts of the commercial sector such as financial services, in government it\u2019s still in its infancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


There are multiple benefits from cloud technology for government services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


There are many significant benefits for public service departments from the cloud once the hurdles can be overcome. These include:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n