G-Cloud: Where we are, where we’re going

Civil Service World and Eduserv12th of March 2013

Peter Middleton & G-Cloud team

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G-Cloud vision• Public Cloud First• Commodity

solutions• Pay-as-you-go and

friction free – easy in and easy out of contracts

• Scale up, Scale down

• Change the way we use IT

in order to move government more towards commodity buying, a policy such as Public Cloud First is an essential tool to make that happen

“

”Denise McDonaghG-Cloud Director

£7.4m to end of Jan

G-Cloud: where are we?Phase 1 complete: 1st anniversary; open and competitive marketplace

460 suppliers and 3,200+ services provide access to a much wider choice

We’ve made it a lot easier for buyers

We’ve made it a lot easier for suppliers; we’re levelling the playing field for SMEs

We’re getting the message out; we’re changing the market for gov IT

Giii – expect to see many more services

But we need to achieve more…

Our aim is to encourage the adoption of cloud-based services across the Public Sector

75%

SMEs

SalesSME Vol

SMESales

80% vol of orders

70% of spend

G-Cloud: the benefits

• No OJEUs or long procurements necessary

• Compliant, self-service online CloudStore

Easy to buy

• Services, prices & commercial terms all online

• Driving competition – open marketplace

Transparency

• Elastic pay-as-you-go, up to 90% savings

• No need to spend £m’s to keep the “lights on”

Significant savings

• Reducing deployment time• Ability to meet changing user needs

Agile & Responsive

CloudStore: a few principles

• Online Catalogue• Cloud based services only

– Either: Cloud service – Or: Cloud supporting service

• Commodity only • Services fixed at the point of tender• Non-negotiable terms and contract• No prime contracting between G-

Cloud tenders

Pan-Government Accreditation

• Achievement Badges

• Check CloudStore site to confirm• Check CESG issued certificate

Now

with 53

PGA

service

s!

G-Cloud FrameworksG-Cloud framework OJEU Commencement Close

Gi 18/10/11 14/02/12 13/11/12 – Closed

Gii 23/05/12 26/10/12 27/10/13

Giii 11/01/13 April 2013 April 2014

Service across 4 Lots:Infrastructure as a Service

(IaaS)1

2

3

Platform as a Service (PaaS)Software as a Service (SaaS)

Specialist Cloud Services (SCS)4

Gii Features:• Framework 12

months

• Framework value up to £100m

• Call offs up to 24 months

Contractual Precedence - layer cake

Between supplier & GPS

Between supplier & buyer

G-Cloud Framework – Schedule 1 Call-Off Agreement –

Schedule 2 Order Form

Supplier’s Terms and ConditionsAs set out in the Framework Schedule 1

We need to achieve more…

Raise awareness• Champion the Cloud, obtain commitment from top-down, hand-hold• Provide tools and guidance for business users, benchmark benefits

Deliver new CloudStore• Improve the quality of information, search, usability• Need to make it real, more case studies, knowledge base

Challenge local issues “red tape” and skills gap

• Internal processes cited as common barriers• Lack of appropriate in-house skills, i.e. ICT or Service Integration

Address security and management concerns

• Build confidence in public cloud services• More complex management – address concerns and provide models

Clarity on policy and standards

• Make Public Cloud First central, to drive a change in thinking• Drive open standards, ensure these enable, not undermine take-up

Improve our risk management skills

• Develop in-house skills and embrace more direct control as positive• Take a pragmatic approach: what are the changes in risk profiles?

What Next?

Get the message

out

Set policy

Act on feedback

Improve Guidance

Iterate &

Improve

New Store

Real life studies

Immediate focusNew CloudStore1

2

3

Make it real

Address barriers

Improve guidance4

Contacts

http://gcloud.civilservice.gov.uk

enquiries@gcloud.cabinet-office.gov.uk

@G_Cloud_UK

#GCloudJoinIn

#CloudStore

Questions?First a question for you…

• How do we get you on-board, and make G-Cloud work for you?

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