Infrastructure - Data Storage

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Dear FOI Team,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the FOI Act 2000.

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)? –
Who is your main Cloud provider? –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
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)? -
Main Supplier –
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) –
Main Supplier –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes –

Shared service:
On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply) –
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) –
Main supplier –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes –

Other (please specify)
On Premise OR Off Premise (N/A if does not apply) –
Main supplier –
Annual Spend 2020-21 (£’s) –
Contract end date –
Additional Notes –

4. Does your Trust have an on-site data centre (Yes / No)? –
Do you plan to build an on-site data centre (Yes / No) –
If yes, what is the timeframe for this (Years) –
Who is your preferred supplier –

Thank you in advance for your time.

Kind regards,
Georgina Kovacs

FOIREQUEST (HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST), Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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FOIREQUEST (HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS TRUST), Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Dear Miss G Kovacs,

Re: Request for information under Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act, please find attached the Trust's response.

Yours sincerely

FOI Team

2 Kings Court, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester WR5 1JR

[1][Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust request
email]

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