Information about IPSA's cloud infrastructure

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

  • The duration of time utilising cloud infrastructure.

  • The criteria used to choose a cloud provider.

  • The percentage of infrastructures employing cloud services.

  • The supplier of cloud infrastructures used. (AWS/Oracle/Azure etc.)

  • Case studies highlighting the successful implementation of the 'Cloud-first' strategy.

  • The uptime of the cloud infrastructure.

  • The annual budget over the last five years for IT-managed services

  • Please provide the percentage spent on cloud-managed services

Response

I can confirm that we hold information relevant to your request.

  • The duration of time utilising cloud infrastructure – about three years.

  • The criteria used to choose a cloud provider – value for money, service offering, security, UK hosting, reliability.

  • The percentage of infrastructures employing cloud services – 95%.

  • The supplier of cloud infrastructures used. (AWS/Oracle/Azure etc) – Azure and some private cloud.

  • Case studies highlighting the successful implementation of the 'Cloud-first' strategy – None.

  • The uptime of the cloud infrastructure – 99%.

  • The annual budget over the last five years for IT-managed services – we no longer use managed services, but spending in the last five years was approximately £370K.

  • Please provide the percentage spent on cloud-managed services – 10% pure cloud spend.

Ref:
RFI-202304-11
Disclosure:
27 April 2023
Categories:
IPSA's OPERATIONS
Exemptions Applied: