Why GCloud search is badly broken & how to fix it

The GCloud initiative and the associated CloudStore are a great idea - hoping to level the field of UK government IT supply, take advantage of flexible and agile delivery of software and services and help SMEs like ourselves compete against the large System Integrators (SIs) that dominate this market. GCloud sales have now reached £154m although this is still a fraction of what the UK government spends on IT. We're on GCloud 5 Continue reading

G-Cloud and open file formats, a cautionary tale

We're lucky enough to have our services available on the G-Cloud, a new initiative by the UK Government's Cabinet Office with the aim of breaking the sometimes monopolistic practices of 'big IT' when supplying government clients. We've recently had a couple of contracts procured via the G-Cloud iii framework and one of the requirements is to report whenever a client is invoiced. This is done via a website called Management Information Systems Onli...Continue reading