Government’s CloudStore opens for business
Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has announced that CloudStore, the online appstore of the Government’s G-Cloud framework for cloud-based ICT services, is open for business.
The online appstore offers the public sector a cheaper, quicker and more transparent way to procure service, including email, word processing, system hosting, enterprise resource planning, electronic records management, customer relationship management or office productivity applications.
CloudStore is set to revolutionise the purchasing, management and delivery of public sector IT services and the way suppliers work with government.
It will enable public sector organisations to purchase ‘off-the-shelf” IT services from CloudStore on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis rather than having to develop their own systems, which means the government can save money and avoid duplication.
Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, said: “By creating a competitive marketplace, the G-Cloud framework will constantly encourage service providers to improve the quality and value of the solutions they offer, reducing the cost to taxpayers and suppliers. And it gives SME suppliers of niche products the same opportunities as bigger organisations supplying services.”
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