- FoI Number
- 2022-747
- Subject
- IT Infrastructure
- Date Received
- 20/02/2023
- Request and Response
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Can you please provide an update on the following 3 questions regarding your Trust’s Infrastructure?
1. For each element of IT infrastructure below, please provide the requested details (Main provider, annual spend 2021-2022, contract end date):
- Desktop management
No contract for desktop management
£0
No contract end
- Networking
No contract for networking (internal)
£0
No contract end
- Data Centre
- Server management
No contract for server management
£0
No contract end
- IT Security
No contract for IT security
£0
No contract end
2. For each of the elements below, please provide details about your cloud provider (name, contract end date):
- Data storage
Microsoft 365. National contract between NHS National Services Scotland and Microsoft.
- Networking
No cloud provider
- Back-up and archive
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. NHS Shetland is listed on the contract NHS GGC have to provide backup of the NHS Scotland Mail system. The vendor is Baracuda. Unknown contract end date.
- Application databases
NHS Shetland currently do not host any databases in the cloud.
- Big Data analytics databases
None
3. For each of the elements below, does your organisation plan to move to a cloud-based service in the next 2 years?
- Data storage
Partially
- Networking
No
- Back-up and archive
No current plans
- Processing and computer capacity
No current plans
- Application databases
No current plans, but some of our current systems will move to be hosted by the supplier, but not clear if this will be private hosting, third-party private cloud, or cloud.
- Analytics databases
As per previous answer
- Email and collaboration
Email and Collaboration are hosted by Microsoft in a private NHS Scotland tenant.
- Other (Please specify)
None
