Microsoft UK Government Blog
News and information about Microsoft related IT for people who work in UK government from the Microsoft UK Government team.
Smarter Government – Microsoft in Public Sector Live Meetings (Webinars)
We are running a series of ‘Microsoft in Public Sector’ Live Meetings (webinars) that...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 09/22/2011
Smarter Government – Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 ERP for Public Sector (Free White Paper)
According to one recent highly-respected analyst report*, 18% of the Public Sector ICT budget of...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 09/19/2011
Operational Efficiency – Microsoft Tech Days Online – October 27th
As both time and travel budgets are tight for everyone, I thought you would be interested in this...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 09/14/2011
Smarter Government – Free Executive Briefing on managing ‘Big Data’ with Microsoft and HP
According to a recent study by McKinsey on Big Data, “the use of big data can enable improved...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 09/09/2011
Cloud Computing – Free White Paper: Microsoft and VMware – Functionality, Benefits and Economics Comparison
As more and more customers evaluate cloud computing investments to improve the cost-effectiveness...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 09/05/2011
Information Security – Free Webinar on Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (September 28th)
The Information Commissioner (ICO) is increasingly proactive in publicising organisations that are...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 09/01/2011
Cloud Computing – Free Online Briefings on Microsoft Private Cloud on September 1
We are running a series of webcasts on September 1st to provide you with an understanding of the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 08/25/2011
Operational Efficiency – Free White Paper on Windows 7 Virtualisation
Many organisations are implementing Windows 7, and as they do so, they are taking the opportunity to...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 08/23/2011
Smarter Government - London Councils share technology to achieve £11m in cashable savings
As a leader in public sector IT, London Borough of Newham wants to improve its service delivery and...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 08/18/2011
Information Security – Microsoft ‘BlueHat’ Prizes for Security Defence Technology
Earlier this month, Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group announced the BlueHat Prize, an...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 08/11/2011
Operational Efficiency - Councils Save £2.6 Million over Four Years with New Customer Contact Platform
Chorley Council in north-west England is one of three local authorities that have embarked on a...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 08/09/2011
Data Management – 9th SQLBits Conference in Liverpool in September
SQLBits is a very active user community for users of Microsoft SQL Server. It is an independent...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 08/05/2011
Cloud Computing – Housing Benefits forms processed 80% faster at lower cost with cloud solution
IEG4 is a Microsoft solution partner that provides solutions for online processing of Housing...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 08/03/2011
Cloud Computing – San Francisco CIO on Transitioning 23000 employees to the Cloud
One of our aims with our blog is to bring you relevant examples and experience from public sector...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/29/2011
Smarter Government – Keeping the streets clean with Windows Phone 7
LoveCleanStreets is an award winning free online portal that helps people who live or work in London...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/25/2011
Smarter Government – Corporate Social Networking with SharePoint
The rapidly evolving trend towards the ‘consumerisation of IT’ means that there is an...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/21/2011
Cloud Computing - Local Authorities process citizens’ forms 80 percent faster with cloud solution
Microsoft partner IEG4 have been working with a number of public sector organisations in the UK to...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/20/2011
Smarter Government – Irish Department of Social Protection Improves Benefits Processing with Microsoft
The Department of Social Protection (DSP) provides the citizens of Ireland with a spectrum of social...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/12/2011
Cloud Computing – Free eBooks on Cloud Computing Basics
Our colleagues in the Microsoft Corporate Government team have been busy producing a series of...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 07/06/2011
Cloud Computing - Office 365 Available Now
I hope I am right in presuming that the official launch of Office 365 has not escaped your notice...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/30/2011
Operational Efficiency – London Boroughs save £11m with shared technology services
Havering and Newham London borough councils are set to save more than £11m between them by...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/28/2011
Smarter Government – The Hybrid Organisation in Practice (FREE Whitepaper)
In 2010, Microsoft launched the concept of the Hybrid Organisation. Working with experts from the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/24/2011
Smarter Government – Innovate, Save, Engage Customer Briefing in Leeds on September 22nd
Local government and government agencies are being urged to think differently about the way they...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/22/2011
Smarter Government – Web Seminar on Secure Remote Working on July 14
As well as improving individual productivity and reducing carbon footprint, providing the technology...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/16/2011
Open Government – Westminster Council and Microsoft Competition to Transform Data into Apps
All local authorities hold significant volumes of data, from information about population to the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/14/2011
Operational Efficiency – Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Saves Money and Improves Efficiency with Hyper-V
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Service is the largest in Scotland, protecting more than half the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/08/2011
Smarter Government – Strategies to transform government in the 2.0 world (FREE white paper)
Technology advances have opened up new possibilities and raised expectation about governments’...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/06/2011
Business Intelligence – FREE Application Platform Workshops in June
Applications are the bridge between your business processes and the IT department. An Application...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/03/2011
Cloud Computing Update – Security and Virtualisation in Government using Microsoft Hyper-V
My colleague and Microsoft UK Chief Security Advisor, Stuart Aston, has provided me with the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/01/2011
Smarter Government – Shared Learning Group of Local Authorities
The Shared Learning Group (SLG) consists of a group of UK local authorities working in collaboration...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/27/2011
Cloud Computing – Visit Microsoft at Cloud Computing World Forum (London) on June 21-22
The 3rd Cloud Computing World Forum takes place at the Olympia Conference Centre in London on June...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/25/2011
Operational Efficiency – Free SQL Server Licensing Guide from Independent Analyst
Although it is unlikely to ever appear on any bestsellers’ list, I thought you may be...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/18/2011
Cloud Computing – New FREE White Papers from Microsoft
Colleagues in Microsoft Services have been busy producing some excellent content on different...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/16/2011
Cloud Computing – Transform Your Datacentre with Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center
Microsoft Tech.Days 2011 is a week long programme of events designed to inspire and inform,...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/09/2011
Cloud Computing – Office 365 Public Beta Available Now
I am delighted to inform you that a more extensive public Beta programme for Microsoft Office 365 is...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/19/2011
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Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/15/2011
Smarter Government – Windows Phone 7 Use in Government
CESG, the UK Government's National Technical Authority for Information Assurance, has issued...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/11/2011
Operational Efficiency – How British Waterways saves £9M a year in records management
British Waterways is the public corporation (in the process of transitioning to charitable trust...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/06/2011
Open Government – New Accessibility Features for Office 2010
Another theme articulated in the Government’s recently published ICT strategy is the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/04/2011
Cloud Computing – Microsoft Management Summit 2011 – FREE One-Day Highlights Briefing on Tuesday May 3rd
I do not normally re-post previous blog postings but, for some reason, this one did not seem to get...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/28/2011
Smarter Government – Free Innovation Showcase Events on Microsoft Citizen Service Platform
The Citizen Service Platform (CSP) is Microsoft’s strategy to help local authorities and...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/24/2011
Open Government – Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice App
Unlocking information to open up government and make it more accessible to citizens is an initiative...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/22/2011
Operational Efficiency – When Telecoms and IT Collide (FREE Webcast with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue)
I posted an entry recently about West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and their innovative use of...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/16/2011