Caroline Donnelly
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Computer Weekly senior editor. Cloud/datacentre aficionado. Professional guinea pig and good dog evangelist. News tips: [email protected]
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Joined February 2010
Police Digital Service ex-staffers launch employment tribunal action over mistreatment claims https://t.co/my6LMSWbHg via @computerweekly
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The Police Digital Service has said it cannot comment on employment tribunal claims, nor reports of more staff departures, as questions over the future of the organisation remain unanswered.
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MPs and contractors urge UK government to U-turn on ‘manifestly unfair’ Loan Charge settlement terms https://t.co/oKQi3t1pdd via @computerweekly
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Contractors and MPs are up in arms over the government’s promise to wipe tens of thousands of pounds off the Loan Charge liabilities of those who are yet to reach a settlement with HMRC, describing...
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CCS under fire over ‘anti-SME’ supplier requirements for G-Cloud 15 https://t.co/Uz2fcFPDJ0 via @computerweekly
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Now the government procurement chiefs at the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) have shared details of what suppliers will need to do to participate in G-Cloud 15, concerns are being raised about how ...
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European Commission launches AWS and Microsoft-focused cloud competition probes https://t.co/vOQiIk5IL2 via @computerweekly
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The European Commission has launched three investigations into how the continent's cloud market operates, with two focused specifically on Microsoft and Amazon Web Services
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Police Digital Service defends IT contractor cuts amid concerns over IT project delivery and low staff morale https://t.co/QBizo7jmAe via @computerweekly
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The Police Digital Service has defended its decision to cut the size of its flexible IT workforce, as sources raise concerns about low staff morale and hampered IT project delivery times
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AWS ‘sole bidder’ for HMRC’s £500m datacentre migration project as rivals exit, sources claim https://t.co/eojqx0NABb via @computerweekly
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A week after HM Revenue & Customs’ reliance on Amazon Web Services came under scrutiny from the Treasury Select Committee, details have emerged that the public cloud giant remains the only supplier...
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Government faces questions about why US AWS outage disrupted UK tax office and banking firms https://t.co/MafvOJkD9h via @computerweekly
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The government is facing questions about why a multi-hour outage originating in a US-based cloud region belonging to Amazon Web Services caused service disruption to UK banking giants and HMRC.
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The UK government’s AI Growth Zones strategy: Everything you need to know https://t.co/2zr1soYOrK via @computerweekly
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Plans are afoot to position the nation as an AI superpower, by making use of the technology more pervasive across society. Ramping up adoption of AI technologies will require more datacentres to ho...
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Interview: Ray McCann, ex-HMRC assistant director and Loan Charge independent review lead https://t.co/SL0aRV6wZs via @computerweekly
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Former HMRC assistant director Ray McCann is leading the latest independent review into the UK government’s controversial Loan Charge policy, which has left thousands of IT contractors saddled with...
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DSIT issues guidance to support public sector hosting of cloud workloads in overseas datacentres https://t.co/p8o3fNy1aG via @computerweekly
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The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has issued guidance to support public sector organisations that want to host workloads and applications in overseas datacentres for cost and re...
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Loan Charge under review: MPs brand latest independent inquiry into controversial policy ‘a farce’ https://t.co/0zjeqhf5zB via @computerweekly
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Details of the government's highly-anticipated independent review into the loan charge have emerged, and MPs claim it falls way short of what is needed to resolve the financial and mental health da...
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EdgeNebula: The UK startup turning disused office spaces into micro-datacentres https://t.co/0GtZGgwon5 via @computerweekly
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With the government committed to growing the number of UK datacentres, despite long-standing concerns about suitable sites and power availability, EdgeNebula thinks it might have the answer.
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CCS cloud hosting deal with AWS under scrutiny as contract value soars by 89% after 15 months https://t.co/1DqUBGQsh9 via @computerweekly
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Questions are being asked about whether CCS has breached procurement regulations by failing to re-tender a contract with AWS that has increased in value by 89% midway through
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AWS offers Hackney Council ‘minimum 22%’ discount on cloud services through OGVA 2.0 https://t.co/ckpTU7JvfE via @computerweekly
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Amazon Web Services has renewed its cloud hosting deal with Hackney Council, with a contract award notice seen by Computer Weekly suggesting the local authority is receiving a minimum discount of 2...
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What do the Home Secretary’s policing reforms mean for the future of the Police Digital Service? https://t.co/gZjfay9QUi via @computerweekly
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The government is to create a new central body for policing with IT strategy in its proposed purview, but what does this mean for the Home Office-backed Police Digital Service?
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AWS on using GenAI to speed up legacy VMware and Microsoft datacentre migrations https://t.co/Oud15pZCXv via @computerweekly
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At AWS Re:Invent 2024, CEO Matt Garman shared details of how its GenAI technologies are helping enterprises accelerate the pace of Microsoft and VMware datacentre migrations.
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Microsoft hit with £1bn UK legal claim over ‘anti-competitive’ cloud licensing tactics https://t.co/xQKYbNgt6k via @computerweekly
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A legal claim, valued at more than £1bn, has been filed with the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal regarding Microsoft's controversial cloud licensing tactics
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Seeking input on an article from public sector-focused IT analysts, who know a thing or two about the state of police IT specifically... if you (or someone you know can help) drop me an email at cdonnelly@techtarget.com #journorequest
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Regarding this story from yesterday, https://t.co/FcQNY5qwM6, an important point to note for anyone considering pausing their settlements from @wealthagent below
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After campaigners called for HMRC to pause all of its Loan Charge enforcement activity until the government’s independent review of the policy is complete, Computer Weekly has learned that the agen...
@tonycr @CarrotyD @ComputerWeekly Interest will continue to accrue. Those who have an agreed settlement & a time-to-pay arrangement need to realise that’s a contract and they could run the risk of default unless they have a specific agreement with HMRC. Beware also SA payments on account due in January 2025.
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HMRC puts Loan Charge settlements ‘on pause by request’ until independent review concludes https://t.co/FcQNY5qwM6 via @computerweekly
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After campaigners called for HMRC to pause all of its Loan Charge enforcement activity until the government’s independent review of the policy is complete, Computer Weekly has learned that the agen...
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