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