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Cloud guide for the public sector

Guidance on migrating to and using cloud in the public sector.

• From: Government Digital Service, Central Digital and Data Office and Government Commercial Function
• Published: 31 March 2020
• Last updated: 29 November 2023
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  1. 29 November 2023

     Updated with the introduction of Government Digital and Data, the first official name for the function and profession which was sometimes previously referred to as DDaT.

  2. 8 February 2021

     Edited security section - now links to NSCS Zero trust principles beta release

  3. 31 March 2020

     First published.

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Cloud guide for the public sector

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A collection of guidance showing how public sector organisations in the UK should use the cloud.

The collection includes guidance on how to:

• enable cross-functional collaboration throughout the cloud lifecycle
• realise best practice cloud service usage
• maximise commercial, technical, security, and people capabilities

The guidance also includes a number of case studies and blog posts as examples of how public sector organisations are currently using the cloud.