Microsoft UK Government Blog
News and information about Microsoft related IT for people who work in UK government from the Microsoft UK Government team.
Deploying Windows 8 within Microsoft
This is a guest post by Patrick O’Rourke, director within the strategy, planning and...
Author: HowieT Date: 09/28/2012
Well on the way to Cloud
Half of respondents to the latest research into public sector and the Cloud feel positive towards...
Author: HowieT Date: 09/28/2012
CIO Summit - here we come!
CIO Summit 2012 will be taking place tomorrow and we will be keeping an eye on what is taking place...
Author: HowieT Date: 09/26/2012
A Titanic Lync Up
Guest blog post from Steve James from Kent County Council. Originally posted on the UK Schools Blog....
Author: HowieT Date: 09/17/2012
Did you know Microsoft has open government initiatives worldwide?
Open government initiatives are currently going on all over the world. As I look around to see all...
Author: HowieT Date: 09/14/2012
OEMs Introduce Innovative New PC Designs for Windows 8
Hi, I’m Nick Parker and I lead the OEM Division at Microsoft. Many of our partners are making...
Author: HowieT Date: 09/07/2012
North Wales Police deploy Lync to save lives
Through the use of Unified Communications and Microsoft Lync, North Wales Police has been able to...
Author: HowieT Date: 09/03/2012
Getting back in touch: Portugal undergoes citizen services revolution
Four times a year a publication drops onto my desk full of fascinating stories of how Microsoft...
Author: HowieT Date: 08/31/2012
The Shared Learning Group is now in the Clouds
The SLG (Shared Learning Group) consists of 3 London Boroughs, 3 city councils, 2 county councils, 2...
Author: HowieT Date: 08/29/2012
Channel Shift in Public Services: Have we reached the tipping point?
According to the latest data available from SOCITM, two-thirds of customer contacts with local...
Author: HowieT Date: 08/23/2012
First, Best and Secure - taking security seriously
As CIO for Microsoft UK, Annemarie Duffy, not only has to kit out over three and a half thousand...
Author: HowieT Date: 08/21/2012
London councils cut costs significantly through joint working and re-using web solutions
With the ongoing challenge of public sector funding reductions in the UK, local authorities are...
Author: HowieT Date: 08/17/2012
Heads in the cloud - Are we relying on online storage too much?
Like many of us this summer, I will be heading off on holiday soon. When I get back I will probably...
Author: HowieT Date: 08/10/2012
The Cloud is a journey, not an ultimatum
Servers & Services Through previous posts we have discussed ‘what is cloud’ and...
Author: HowieT Date: 08/03/2012
U.K. District Councils cut costs by creating a new company
Like many public sector entities in the UK, East Lindsey and South Holland District Councils are...
Author: HowieT Date: 07/31/2012
System Management: Breaking the 70/30 split of ICT budgets
Whichever ICT analyst reports you read (e.g. Gartner, Forrester, CIO Insight, Ovum etc.) , they...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/27/2012
Unified Communications: Demise of the Desktop Phone
The acceleration in the use of unified communications in the enterprise hits home when I look round...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/24/2012
Digital by Default - Councils don't have websites, they ARE websites
"Your council used to have a website - now your council is a website" was the thought-provoking...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/18/2012
Information Security - Next Steps in Identity for UK Police Forces
With the recent Police National Database (PND) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) initiatives...
Author: HowieT Date: 07/13/2012
Dear Government: Do you have an app for that?
If you’re like me, the thought of being away from your smartphone, even for a day, creates a...
Author: HowieT Date: 07/11/2012
New FloodAlerts website goes live!
We bring you quite a short blog posting today but one that is none the less important - a new...
Author: HowieT Date: 07/06/2012
What happens at the end of the Office 365 for education trial?
Originally posted on the UK Education Cloud Blog. We thought this post might be of interest to a...
Author: HowieT Date: 06/29/2012
Cloud to the rescue for West Midlands Ambulance Service
West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) is the first public sector organisation to use the...
Author: HowieT Date: 06/28/2012
G-Cloud and the future of public sector ICT
A recent ground-breaking ITU Live virtual round table featured Microsoft's National Technology...
Author: HowieT Date: 06/25/2012
Microsoft announces Surface: New Family of PCs for Windows
In an age when flexibility, good communication and mobility is key when considering ICT provision...
Author: HowieT Date: 06/21/2012
Evidence that students do better with a PC at home
ALL teachers, ALL schools and any parents can use the Get Online @ Home offer so EVERY student can...
Author: HowieT Date: 06/15/2012
Cloud Computing – Free Seminars on Private Cloud for Local Government
Together with the Microsoft partner, Risual, we are holding two events for our local government...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/11/2012
A flood of praise for the new FloodAlerts Facebook application
The fight to warn areas of the UK about flooding has stepped up a gear by the introduction of a new...
Author: HowieT Date: 05/25/2012
Microsoft Cloud Day for Developers – June 22nd 2012, London
Windows Azure, Windows 8, Devices and Open Source - The Microsoft Cloud Day on June 22nd at the Vue...
Author: HowieT Date: 05/22/2012
Solidsoft builds revolutionary CloudStore for Government
The Government’s new CloudStore went live on 20th February 2012 - a huge achievement both for...
Author: HowieT Date: 05/11/2012
Free online meeting and demo of Office 365 for UK charities
If you work in one of the many marvellous charities spread throughout the UK, you might be looking...
Author: HowieT Date: 05/01/2012
Deploy and use Office 365
You can help your team to be more productive than ever before with Office 365. While getting users...
Author: HowieT Date: 04/23/2012
Highlights from #bluelightcamp
This weekend in Manchester, the Blue Light Camp unconference took place and was reported to have...
Author: HowieT Date: 04/16/2012
Join us at an App Compat Session near you!
We are thrilled to extend the invitation to you to attend our series of App Compat...
Author: HowieT Date: 04/05/2012
Latest agenda for the Worldwide Government Solutions Forum, London (24th-25th April)
It's less than a month to go now until the huge Worldwide Government Solutions Forum in London...
Author: HowieT Date: 04/02/2012
Cloud computing - Delivering the right services to the right users
In previous posts we have covered how cloud enables organisations to segment users, roles and...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/30/2012
Moving to the cloud on your terms – 17 May 2012
Local Authorities and Police Forces are increasingly looking at Cloud services to increase...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/28/2012
Be on cloud nine with Office 365 trial
With the G-Cloud framework now in place and many public sector bodies looking seriously at moving...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/28/2012
More info about Microsoft and the Government's G-Cloud Framework
CloudStore | Office 365 | Windows Azure | Dynamics CRM Online | Microsoft Consulting Services...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/23/2012
Unlock the value of business information – FREE research report and webcast
Whether you call it business intelligence or performance management, the challenge remains the same...
Author: HowieT Date: 03/22/2012