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Follow this guidance if you’re a civil servant or government contractor to use cloud tools safely.
Use the cloud first policy by evaluating cloud computing before other options.
The government introduced a ‘Cloud First’ policy in 2013 for all technology decisions.
This guidance outlines how to make informed choices about your organisation’s reliance on cloud technologies.
Suppliers of science and technology research can sign up to R-Cloud to access opportunities from across the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Adapt your technology operations, finance models and cost optimisation techniques to get the most out of the public cloud.
Guidance for suppliers of science and technology research who sign up to R-Cloud and R-Cloud+ to access opportunities from across the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
How to apply to sell cloud hosting, software and support to public sector buyers.
How the Crown Hosting Data Centres framework provides physical datacentre space for public sector organisations.
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
Increase sustainability throughout the lifecycle of your technology.
Find out about the long-term effects some people can have after having COVID-19.
Templates and legal documents to help you buy and supply G-Cloud services.
Find out about the VAT domestic reverse charge procedure which applies to the buying and selling of certain goods and services.
What information suppliers need to include to make sure service descriptions on CloudStore are clearly understood.
How to buy cloud services on the Digital Marketplace.
The Technology Code of Practice is a set of criteria to help government design, build and buy technology.
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