AWS profits

[tazdevil]

HMRC hands £473M Fujitsu migration deal to AWS

There was a time when we invested in our own infrastructure and I can't believe we've lost the skills to still do so although the government is intent on deskilling the UK. Half a billion is a lot of money for some disk space and a few servers

[willendure]

Well... Maybe some contracts for AWS Solution Architects coming?

[Chris Bryce]

There was a time when we invested in our own infrastructure

And, when it comes to HMG IT, where did that get us? Horizon scandal?

Call me a cynic, but if I was choosing platforms (and I am, on a much smaller scale) then I wouldn't necessarily be looking at a UK company either

[Paddy]

My experience has been IT outsourcing is decided on the size of brown envelops, expensive suits and glossy brochures from the salesmen.

[ladymuck]

FFS. Has no-one in government procurement read the US Cloud Act?