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G-Cloud

G-Cloud. 14 December 2012 Mark Craddock Socitm South West Regional Meeting. G-Cloud in 60 seconds!. The case for change. The G-Cloud Programme. G-Cloud is the UK Government Programme to adopt cloud-based services G-Cloud covers the processes of buying, managing and using cloud services

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G-Cloud

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  1. G-Cloud 14 December 2012 Mark Craddock Socitm South West Regional Meeting UNCLASSIFIED

  2. G-Cloud in 60 seconds! UNCLASSIFIED

  3. The case for change

  4. The G-Cloud Programme • G-Cloud is the UK Government Programme to adopt cloud-based services • G-Cloud covers the processes of buying, managing and using cloud services • We are about: • Creating a marketplace • Encouraging innovation • Simplifying how we buy and deliver services • Changing the culture across the Public Sector

  5. What we’ve achieved We’ve developed a competitive and transparent marketplace for Cloud commodity services Pay for what you use G-Cloud Reality 14 IL2/3 Accredited (many more coming) 71 3185 NewPaaS 2814 292 New SaaS 75% SMEs 461 1189 New IaaS Suppliers New Services Total Services

  6. G-Cloud Reality Nearly £4m spend

  7. Commercial Principles Create an open market Run a successful market Make changing providers simple and easy to achieve Encourage & enable re-use Make pricing open & transparent Provide a mechanism to manage the process Make it quick, simple & compliant to buy Encourage compliance Create an open market for each category Clear commercial roadmap for transition UNCLASSIFIED

  8. G-Cloud benefits UNCLASSIFIED

  9. Who’s using G-Cloud?

  10. What are our challenges? • Cultural and behaviour change: • FUD factor: is it legal? Is it a scam? It doesn’t “fit” with internal processes; Can I just buy the cheapest? Is it anti-competitive? • How to encourage adoption: • Nearly 30,000 public sector bodies who can buy from G-Cloud • Buyer readiness: technical and business • Driving the market: • Guidance for suppliers to help them use the framework, obtain accreditation, bring on new services, competitive pricing • The big S’s: • Security, Service Management, Systems Integration

  11. Immediate focus 1 Policy & Promotion 2 Develop the vision 3 Address barriers 4 Self-service market

  12. Propagation, Propagation, Propagation • Raise awareness: • Events, Twitter, conferences, BuyCamps, eNewsletters – tell us your ideas on how to engage with 30,000 bodies! • Encourage adoption: • Innovation and experimentation with cloud services • Learning and adaption, take an iterative approach • Remove barriers: • Consultation, surveys, feedback • Join in our communities! Take a lead!

  13. Contacts http://gcloud.civilservice.gov.uk enquiries@gcloud.cabinet-office.gov.uk @G_Cloud_UK #GCloudJoinIn #CloudStore

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