ICT Strategy

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Good afternoon,

Hope you are having a good week and enjoying the weather.
Please could you assist me by sending information regarding the following:

• Please can you direct me to the authority's current ICT strategy?
• Does the authority use or is planning to use Azure or any other cloud hosted services?
• If you are currently using, or planning to use Azure, AWS or Google; what are your main drivers and goals?

Yours faithfully,

Sophie Callahan

FOI, Scarborough Borough Council

Dear Ms Callahan

Email Address: [FOI #603353 email]

FOI Request Reference: FOIA6875 - Current ICT Strategy

Thank you for your written communication of 12/09/2019

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Greg Harper, Scarborough Borough Council

Dear Sophie,

 

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 – FOIA6875

 

Thank you for your request which has been dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Your request was as follows, with our
responses appended:

 

·         Please can you direct me to the authority's current ICT
strategy?

o   We are currently developing a Digital Strategy for the Council.

 

·         Does the authority use or is planning to use Azure or any other
cloud hosted services?

o   We currently use Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Cisco Meraki and
Microsoft 365 cloud hosted services.

 

·         If you are currently using, or planning to use Azure, AWS or
Google; what are your main drivers and goals?

o   To improve service delivery performance, resilience, reliability and
cost-effectiveness wherever possible and embrace the benefits of cloud
technologies and solutions.

 

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Yours sincerely,

Greg Harper

ICT Manager, ICT Services, Scarborough Borough Council

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