Microsoft UK Government Blog
News and information about Microsoft related IT for people who work in UK government from the Microsoft UK Government team.
Operational Efficiency – how Lancashire Constabulary uses virtualisation to improve security, increase efficiency and reduce costs
Lancashire Constabulary provides policing and public safety in the county of Lancashire in...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 08/04/2010
Cloud Computing – Private cloud with Windows Azure Appliance
Government IT departments are undergoing many transformative changes today, including initiatives to...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 08/02/2010
The future of mapping – The world according to Bing
“I’m waiting for my first pair of sunglasses with built-in GPS and a button for...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/27/2010
Smarter Government – Leicestershire Constabulary applies mapping technology to improve community safety
Leicestershire Constabulary provides a policing service to 925,000 people in Leicester and the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/26/2010
Business Intelligence – 7th SQLBits Conference at University of York in September
SQLBits is a very active user community for users of Microsoft SQL Server. It is an independent...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/22/2010
Cloud Computing – Combining on-premise software with hosted services
You can invariably rely on the customer to cut through the hyperbole that surrounds new technology...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/21/2010
Access all areas at T-in-the-Park Music Festival – Part 2
As part of my time back stage at T-in-the-Park (see earlier Blog post), I was also able to observe...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/20/2010
Operational Efficiency – How Carlisle Council protects business-critical email and multi-agency data
Carlisle City Council provides public services to 100,000 people living in the city and surrounding...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/19/2010
Backstage at ‘T in the Park’ Music Festival – Part 1
When you think of the good work done by the Fire Services of the UK, I tend to think of two...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/16/2010
Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope – Is there life on Mars?
Although this blog is ostensibly about how Microsoft technology is relevant to, and applied in,...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/15/2010
Smarter Government – How Medway Council uses technology to deliver self-directed social care
In the area of social care, Medway Council is helping to lead the implementation of a national...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/13/2010
Cloud Security - Know your network better than the attacker
"Know your network better than the attacker" is one of the nuggets of advice from an excellent white...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/12/2010
Environmental Sustainability - Saving money by effective power management
One of the hidden costs of ICT in the public sector is the power usage of the equipment you’ve...
Author: Ray Fleming Date: 07/09/2010
The Micawber Principle of Public Sector Budgeting
Wilkins Micawber is a fictional character from Charles Dickens’ 1850 novel David Copperfield....
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/08/2010
Cloud Computing - ‘Virtual Backpack’ information storage for homeless and vulnerable people
My colleagues in the Microsoft UK Citizenship team have brought to my attention the following...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/07/2010
Citizen Services – London Fire Brigade Boosts Productivity with Office 2010
Formed in 1710, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has evolved into the largest fire and rescue service...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/06/2010
Citizen Services – How Leicester City Council Streamlines Financial Management with Microsoft
One of the things we try to do with this blog is to keep you up-to-date on how other public sector...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/29/2010
Citizen Services – How London Borough of Brent Achieved Government Connect Compliance and Saved £459,000
The current media coverage on budget reductions would suggest that cost-saving and efficiency are...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/17/2010
Work is what you do, not where you go
The announcement this week of the availability of Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows Live Hotmail...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/16/2010
Live Meetings - No Need to Miss the Unmissable
Although I can offer neither the sophistication of BBC iPlayer nor the richness of iPlayer's...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/14/2010
Independent Study on Total Economic Impact of Office 2010
Following on from my earlier blog posting announcing Microsoft Office 2010, I thought you would be...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/14/2010
Citizen Service Platform – How local authorities worldwide are improving citizen services
The UK alone has 450+ local authorities serving the public service needs of citizens in their...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/10/2010
Proving IT Value for Money in the Public Sector
Back in 2003, Nicholas Carr sent shockwaves through the IT sector with his Harvard Business Review...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/07/2010
The Hybrid Organisation – the Public Sector in the New Economy
“The biggest barrier to change is management attitude. Organisational challenges in the 21st...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/04/2010
Cloud Computing – Helping RNLI Save Lives
Fishing is a dangerous business. In the waters surrounding the United Kingdom, an estimated 350...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/02/2010
Secure Identity Management – Live Meeting (Webinar) on June 11th
All public sector organisations take security seriously. Protecting sensitive information and...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/01/2010
Business Intelligence or Performance Intelligence in Public Sector?
‘Business’ can be construed as a term that is redolent with connotations of sales and...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/28/2010
Microsoft Online Services – Free Trial for Public Sector Customers
First of all, welcome to the ‘new look’ Microsoft UK Government blog. To accompany the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/26/2010
Love Clean Streets – Tackling Environmental Crimes in 33 London Boroughs
Live in London*? Got a Windows Phone or an iPhone? Want to report an environmental problem in your...
Author: Ray Fleming Date: 05/17/2010
Join ChangeBASE and Microsoft for a Live Meeting on Windows 7 Application Compatibility and Migration
This is to remind you that we are continuing our current series of Live Meetings (webinars) together...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/14/2010
Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010
It has been a busy day. The UK has its first coalition Government in 70 years and Microsoft has...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/12/2010
Join Citrix and Microsoft for a Live Meeting (Webinar) on Simplifying Windows 7 Migration
This is to remind you that we are running a fresh series of Live Meetings (webinars) together with...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/10/2010
Manage the Future - Desktop to Cloud: The best of the Microsoft Management Summit – 18th May, London
The chances of persuading your manager to let you fly over to Las Vegas for the recent annual...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/04/2010
Live Meetings (Webinars) on Simplifying IT Operations
Public sector budgets are under severe pressure and obtaining value for money is of paramount...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/28/2010
Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 – Virtual Launch Event on May 12th
A date for your diary – join Microsoft online on Wednesday May 12th to hear about the upcoming...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/26/2010
Can technology improve public services?
The major political parties have acknowledged that public spending cuts are unavoidable. It is clear...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/22/2010
Microsoft Townhall - a cloud-based platform for citizen engagement
The growing usage of social networks and the emergence of the real-time web are changing the way...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/21/2010
LookingGlass - Listening to citizens and acting on social media
LookingGlass is a new technology that Microsoft has developed to make Social Media data (twitter,...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/23/2010
Live Meeting (Webinar): Mapping Solutions with Bing Maps on February 26th
The next Live Meeting in our regular series for our public sector customers is on Friday February...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/12/2010
Office 2010 - Most secure, manageable Office yet!
Office 2010, expected H1 2010, will be a major release of the Office suite with a lot to enhance the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/11/2010
Sunderland City Council wins Britain Works Challenge and £10M of IT Skills Training
Britain Works is Microsoft’s initiative to provide the digital skills and training to help 500,000...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/08/2010
Seminar: Reduce costs and improve performance – January 20 in London
Seminar: Reduce costs and improve performance – January 20 in London Reducing costs while continuing...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 01/10/2010
Project 2010 Beta released
Called the most significant Microsoft Project release in a decade, the free beta for Project 2010 is...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 01/06/2010
Weather, work and webinars
The nation continues to be in the grip of a big freeze and the imminent threat of more heavy...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 01/05/2010