University Hospital Lewisham
Lewisham High Street
London
SE13 6LH
Tel: 020 8333 3000
Miss G Kovacs
Fax: 020 8333 3333
request-872662-
Web
:www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
19 July 2022
Dear Miss Kovacs
Request Reference: RFI-005166
I am writing with regards to your request for information which was received by the Trust on 21 June
2022. Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I now will respond to the request.
Your Request
Can you please provide an update on the following 4 questions regarding your Trust’s
Infrastructure as it relates to the Data Storage element?
1. Please provide the following details about your Data Storage Cloud Provider:
Does your Data Storage use Cloud Provision (Yes / No)?
Yes
Who is your main Cloud provider?
Microsoft
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s)
96k
Contract end date
April 2025
Additional Notes – e.g. currently out for tender
2. Does your organisation plan to move your Data Storage to a cloud-based service in the next
2 years (Yes or No)?
Yes
Main Supplier
Microsoft
Additional Notes –
3. For each element detailed below, how does your organisation manage its data storage?
In-house data centre:
On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply)
On Premise
Main Supplier
Dell
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s)
200k
Contract end date
March 2024
Additional Notes –
Shared service:
On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply)
Not Applicable
Main supplier –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes –
Data Storage Management:
On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply)
Not Applicable
Main supplier –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes –
Other (please specify)
Offsite Backup
On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply)
Off Premise
Main supplier
Acronis
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s)
55k
Contract end date
April 2025
Additional Notes –
4. Does your Trust have an on-site data centre (Yes / No)?
Yes
Do you plan to build an on-site data centre (Yes / No)
No
If yes, what is the timeframe for this (Years)
Not Applicable
Who is your preferred supplier
Not Applicable
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Please be aware that under the Re-Use of Public Sector Regulations 2015 the supply of this
information is free to be used for your own use or for news reporting. Where this applies the source
should be stated. For all other types of re-use e.g. publication or otherwise distributing information for
public circulation, permission of the copyright owner will be necessary which may incur a charge. In
most cases this will be the Trust. For documents, where copyright does not belong to the Trust the
applicant will need to apply separately to the copyright holder for their terms and conditions. This is in
accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA). This will be highlighted where
relevant.
Breach of copyright law is an actionable offence and the Trust expressly reserves its rights and
remedies available pursuant to the CDPA and common law. Further information on copyright is
available at the following website
: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/copy.htm
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Information Commissioner’s Office
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In general, the ICO will only review cases where all internal review processes have been exhausted.
I hope this answers your request. If you have any further queries about this matter then please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Ryan Pooley
Freedom of Information & RA Manager
xxx.xx@xxx.xxx
