Nicky Stewart
@nicolaeve.bsky.social
Senior advisor to the Open Cloud Coalition, NED, Public Sector Director, lover of open, level playing fields, open countryside and nature. Opinions are my own.
Perhaps I'm over-simplifying. Looking at this, it could be everything, but happy to stand corrected! news.microsoft.com/source/emea/...
Microsoft and UK Government sign five-year agreement
Microsoft and UK Government have entered into a five-year agreement, providing access to enhanced value across Microsoft’s portfolio of AI-powered products and services.
news.microsoft.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Perhaps I'm over-simplifying. Looking at this, it could be everything, but happy to stand corrected! news.microsoft.com/source/emea/...
HMG has just gone into a "preferential deal" with Microsoft - AI bundled in with Azure and Office. I expect HMG thinks that will solve that problem (without thought to the others it will cause) - even if the NHS and education can't afford it
January 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
HMG has just gone into a "preferential deal" with Microsoft - AI bundled in with Azure and Office. I expect HMG thinks that will solve that problem (without thought to the others it will cause) - even if the NHS and education can't afford it
The civil service is being put to the fore. In theory a good idea. Show leadership. But HMG managed to get hooked and horribly locked in into public cloud based on a few swigs of the Koolaid and ill equipped procurement. It needs to learn lessons - and fast. You can't separate AI from Compute.
January 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The civil service is being put to the fore. In theory a good idea. Show leadership. But HMG managed to get hooked and horribly locked in into public cloud based on a few swigs of the Koolaid and ill equipped procurement. It needs to learn lessons - and fast. You can't separate AI from Compute.
Indeed. Although to be fair to the NHS, it wasn't that long ago that I asked my very long established bank to lift a standard parameter. Battled with the Bot for what felt like an age and finally got a human. Their one and only suggestion? Fax us.
January 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Indeed. Although to be fair to the NHS, it wasn't that long ago that I asked my very long established bank to lift a standard parameter. Battled with the Bot for what felt like an age and finally got a human. Their one and only suggestion? Fax us.