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IT DATA CENTRE REPLACEMENT

Meeting: 06/02/2024 - Cabinet (Item 6)

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Decision:

(i)            That the migration of the Councils applications, servers, and infrastructure to Microsoft Azure be approved.

 

(ii)           That the Service Director for IT and Digital in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for One Council, People and Partnerships be authorised to enter into a contract by direct award with a suitably qualified Microsoft Azure partner to provide consultancy, training and support.

 

Minutes:

The Leader introduced a report seeking Cabinet approval to retire the Council’s on-premises Data Centres and to migrate to Microsoft Azure.

 

Resolved:     (i)         That the migration of the Councils applications, servers,

and infrastructure to Microsoft Azure be approved.

 

(ii)          That the Service Director for IT and Digital in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for One Council, People and Partnerships be authorised to enter into a contract by direct award with a suitably qualified Microsoft Azure partner to provide consultancy, training and support.

 

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