Cloud Compute 2

All central government and wider public sector organisations can access cloud computing services. Includes Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and other additional ancillary services. You can access all core cloud computing services either directly through cloud service suppliers or indirectly with the support of a resell supplier. Core services include: PaaS: provides platform tools needed to create applications that will provide a service over the internet (as well as other things). IaaS: provides compute, storage, networking and other hardware capabilities microservices such as third party subscription services that run in customer tenancies and are directly related to the usage, security, governance, optimisation and/or management of your core services For more information on PaaS and IaaS, read the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Definition of Cloud Computing. There is also the option to buy ongoing and value adding services, that are ancillary to your core cloud services from cloud partners and resellers, such as:  optimised billing and administration ‘FinOps’ tooling  For more information, read the products and suppliers section below. You can buy these services independently or alongside resold core services.  You can also buy professional support services either independently or alongside any core or value adding service. These are consultancy and enterprise support services provided by cloud partners and experts to support your planning, adoption or maximisation of cloud computing.  This agreement will run from 28 November 2023 for 3 years and will end in 2027. You will have the option to extend by up to 1 year.