As we head into 2014, the potential for growth in public sector cloud services adoption looks more promising than ever.
The ‘Public Cloud First’ policy on IT procurement should continue to drive further growth in demand and the CloudStore marketplace provides a straightforward way for government departments to buy the services they need off the shelf.
But what will be the other trends for buyers of public sector cloud services in the year ahead? Here are four which I think are important:
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Belt and braces for cloud security – Many local and central government organisations in the UK must adhere to the PSN code of compliance by April 2014, which includes the need for a protective monitoring capability so that there is clear visibility around how IT systems are being accessed and used. I expect this will accelerate and drive wider adoption of GPG13 compliant security information and event management capabilities …