Cloud Infrastructure

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

• The duration of time utilising cloud infrastructure.
• The criteria used to choose a cloud provider.
• The percentage of infrastructures employing cloud services.
• The supplier of cloud infrastructures used. (AWS/Oracle/Azure etc.)
• Case studies highlighting the successful implementation of the 'Cloud-first' strategy.
• The uptime of the cloud infrastructure.
• The annual budget over the last five years for IT-managed services
• Please provide the percentage spent on cloud-managed services

Response

Thank you for your request, relating to Cloud Infrastructure, which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

Specifically in your email you have requested:

• The duration of time utilising cloud infrastructure.
• The criteria used to choose a cloud provider.
• The percentage of infrastructures employing cloud services.
• The supplier of cloud infrastructures used. (AWS/Oracle/Azure etc.)
• Case studies highlighting the successful implementation of the 'Cloud-first' strategy.
• The uptime of the cloud infrastructure.
• The annual budget over the last five years for IT-managed services –
• Please provide the percentage spent on cloud-managed services.

I can confirm that the supplier of cloud infrastructures used at the Commission is Azure. However, there is no information held relating to the remainder of your request.

Review of the decision

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email.

Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.

The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in a new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Information Management Team
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP