Cloud strategy in the Public Sector

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Dear Fife Council,
I am researching cloud computing in the public sector and would like to know the following
1. How many data centres does your organisation currently operate?
1a. What is the total count of servers within those facilities?
1b. What is the breakdown of operating systems, including versions (e.g. Windows Server 2008 R2) used on those servers?
2. Are these data centres supplied through a contract?
2a. If so, who is the primary operator and when is your current contract due to expire?
3. What is your annual IT budget?
4. Do you currently use a public cloud Infrastructure provider for any of your IT provision
4a. If so, which public cloud vendors are you currently using?
5. Do you have a current Transformation programme in place?
5a. if so, what are the timeframes for this to be completed?
5b. Who is your transformation lead?

Yours faithfully,

Brian Jones

Fife Council

Dear Brian Jones,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Thank you for your information request received on 19/12/2016, our ref: 15659. This is being dealt with in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

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Yours sincerely,

D Boyack
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Fife Council

Dear Brian Jones,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your email dated and received 19/12/2016, our ref 15659.

I am pleased to enclose the information you requested and trust that it meets your requirements.

1. How many data centres does your organisation currently operate? 2

1a. What is the total count of servers within those facilities? 738 (windows physical and virtual) 11 Sun Solaris

1b. What is the breakdown of operating systems, including versions (e.g. Windows Server 2008 R2) used on those servers?
Windows Server 2008 (32 bit) 12
Windows Server 2008 (64 bit) 4
Windows Server 2008 R2 306
Windows Server 2012 5
Windows Server 2012 R2 410
Windows Server 2016 1
Solaris Version 11 4
Solaris Version 10 5
Solaris Version 9 1
Solaris Version 8 1

2. Are these data centres supplied through a contract? No

2a. If so, who is the primary operator and when is your current contract due to expire? N/A

3. What is your annual IT budget? £14,839,917

4. Do you currently use a public cloud Infrastructure provider for any of your IT provision? No

4a. If so, which public cloud vendors are you currently using? N/A

5. Do you have a current Transformation programme in place? Not at present

5a. if so, what are the timeframes for this to be completed? N/A

5b. Who is your transformation lead? Michelle Scott, Service Manager

I would like to draw your attention to the copyright situation in relation to the material.

The council holds the copyright for all of the material provided and it may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring specific permission. This is subject to the material not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. The source of the material must be acknowledged as Fife Council and the title of the document must be included when being reproduced as part of another publication or service.

If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request, you have the right to request a review of the decision. Please write to: Head of Legal Services, Finance & Corporate Services, Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT or e-mail to [email address]. The law provides for you to make this request up to 60 working days from when we received your enquiry or 40 working days from when you receive this correspondence whichever is the later date. Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision.

Fife Council will consider and seek to resolve any request to the Head of Legal Services that falls outside these time scales.

Yours sincerely

D Boyack
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Denise Boyack, Fife Council

Dear Brian Jones,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

 

I refer to your email dated and received 19/12/2016, our ref 15659. 

 

I am pleased to enclose the information you requested and trust that it
meets your requirements.

 

1. How many data centres does your organisation currently operate? 2
1a. What is the total count of servers within those facilities?  738
(windows physical and virtual) 11 Sun Solaris
1b. What is the breakdown of operating systems, including versions (e.g.
Windows Server 2008 R2) used on those servers?

Windows Server [1]2008 (32 bit)    12
Windows Server [2]2008 (64 bit)    4
Windows Server [3]2008 R2           306
Windows Server [4]2012                5
Windows Server [5]2012 R2           410
Windows Server [6]2016                1

Solaris Version 11                     4

Solaris Version 10                     5

Solaris Version 9                       1

Solaris Version 8                       1

2. Are these data centres supplied through a contract? No
2a. If so, who is the primary operator and when is your current contract
due to expire? N/A

3. What is your annual IT budget? £14,839,917

4. Do you currently use a public cloud Infrastructure provider for any of
your IT provision? No

4a. If so, which public cloud vendors are you currently using? N/A

5. Do you have a current Transformation programme in place? Not at present
5a. if so, what are the timeframes for this to be completed? N/A
5b. Who is your transformation lead? Michelle Scott, Service Manager

 

I would like to draw your attention to the copyright situation in relation
to the material.

 

The council holds the copyright for all of the material provided and it
may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring
specific permission. This is subject to the material not being used in a
derogatory manner or in a misleading context. The source of the material
must be acknowledged as Fife Council and the title of the document must be
included when being reproduced as part of another publication or service.

 

If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request, you
have the right to request a review of the decision. Please write to: Head
of Legal Services, Finance & Corporate Services, Fife House, North Street,
Glenrothes, KY7 5LT or e-mail to [email address]. The law provides
for you to make this request up to 60 working days from when we received
your enquiry or 40 working days from when you receive this correspondence
whichever is the later date. Where the outcome of the review fails to
resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have the right to
apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision.

 

Fife Council will consider and seek to resolve any request to the Head of
Legal Services that falls outside these time scales.

 

Yours sincerely

 

D Boyack

Information Requests

 

                

 

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