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The government introduced a ‘Cloud First’ policy in 2013 for all technology decisions.
These resources are for anyone who works in the public sector and wants to use cloud platforms in their organisation.
Use the cloud first policy by evaluating cloud computing before other options.
Use Digital Marketplace (previously CloudStore) to find digital specialists, cloud-based services and technology to build digital services for the public sector, eg cloud technology, IT health checks, technical architects, web designers
Templates and legal documents to help you buy and supply G-Cloud services.
This guidance outlines how to create and implement a cloud strategy, and when to consider a single, hybrid or multi-cloud solution.
Follow this guidance if you’re a civil servant or government contractor to use cloud tools safely.
This guide outlines how departments should evaluate a hosting business case, particularly before beginning the spend control process.
Applications for G-Cloud 14 are now closed.
This guidance explains why and how public sector organisations should move to modern network solutions and away from legacy networks with information on standards you need to follow and case studies.
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