The G-Cloud was supposed to change government IT, but so far it's had a very low profile. Robert Saxby explains what is going on
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Government Presses Ahead With G-Cloud III Procurement
The UK government's G-Cloud gets a new version and new features
G-Cloud 2 Goes Live With 458 Suppliers
Amazon is absent, but three quarters of suppliers on G-Cloud framework are SMBs
Suppliers Urged To Register For G-Cloud Part Two
G-Cloud ii is coming this Friday
HMRC Pens Landmark G-Cloud Deal
HMRC plans to move storage to the cloud
G-Cloud Chief Slams Unsupportive Naysayers
Some people just don't get it, says angry G-Cloud chief Denise McDonagh
G-Cloud Store Back Online After ‘Host Error’
Cabinet Office blames a hosting provider for the CloudStore outage
G-Cloud Costs Jump £40m With Second Round Of Procurement
Government expands budget to keep the Cloudstore fresh and updated with new "simpler" processes
Government Launches CloudStore Part Deux
CloudStore 2 goes live with some additional functionality
G-Cloud To Get G-Hosting Brother
The government's G-Cloud gets a hosting brother for "heavy lift hosting" of older applications
Maude Says G-Cloud Costs £4.93m
Cabinet Minister Says G-Cloud is making "good progress"
New G-Cloud Leader Warns Government Unprepared For Cloud
Incoming G-Cloud leader has warned the government isn’t ready to make big bets on cloud
Home Office IT Director To Lead G-Cloud
Home Office IT director Denise McDonagh is to replace Chris Chant as the G-Cloud leader
G-Cloud Boss Slams Unacceptable Government IT
The outgoing director of the G-Cloud framework has delivered a withering assessment of 'unacceptable' IT within government
G-Cloud Completes First Sale
The government's cloud framework has its first paying customer, despite an outage last week
Government Departments May Miss Cloud Targets
A senior figure at HMRC has warned that large government departments may miss their Cloud computing targets
Windows Azure Leap-Year Glitch Takes Down G-Cloud
Microsoft says that most services have now returned to normal after a day of chaos
Tougher Spending Controls Save Government £140m On ICT
Cabinet Office says it wants to save a total of £5 billion across the government by the end of the financial year
Government’s G-Cloud CloudStore Opens For Business
CloudStore allows smaller businesses to compete alongside services giants such as Microsoft, IBM and BT
G-Cloud To Allow Offshore Suppliers To Handle Data
The government will allow overseas companies to supply cloud services through G-Cloud, though information assurance will be necessary
Janet Launches Education Cloud Framework
The education and research network Janet intends to boost the shift toward cloud-based services and infrastructure
Kaseya Advises Caution On Government’s BYOD Strategy
Liam Maxwell announces government initiative to implement Bring Your Own Device, except in high security areas
Government Readies G-Cloud Marketplace ‘CloudStore’
Potential cloud suppliers have been given another chance to join the government's G-Cloud framework
The G-Cloud Demands New Business Models
If public sector IT moves to the cloud, we need new mutualised ways to deliver services, says Alan Mac Neela, of Dell
First G-Cloud Services ‘Coming In February’
Some G-Cloud government services will arrive as soon as next month, says official
Government Readies Shorter G-Cloud Contracts
The Government will offer G-Cloud supplier shorter contracts whilst pushing open standards
Andy Nelson To Take Over As Government CIO
Nelson will take over from Joe Harley at the end of March, while continuing in his role as CIO for the MInistry of Justice
Cabinet Office Extends G-Cloud Application Deadline
Overwhelming response from SMEs causes Cabinet Office to extend applications to 19 December
Government Plans To Save £1.4bn With Online Services
Half government departments will be on public clouds in Francis Maude's plan to boost services and cut costs
Salesforce’s Benioff Slates Government Cloud Efforts
Salesforce CEO told a conference in London that the UK government's cloud strategy is not up to scratch