JANET, the UK’s government-funded research and education network, has announced its first cloud infrastructure framework, incorporating technology from eight selected suppliers.
The framework is wide ranging, offering services from colocation through to cloud infrastructure, and aims to lighten the burden of procurement and compliance with EU regulations for institutions. In conjunction with the recently formed JANET Brokerage service, the organisation claims it will drive the use of cloud computing across the UK, as well as saving both time and money.
JANET said that the nature and provision of cloud services will change over time, and the scope of this framework enables suppliers to evolve their products to continually provide the latest technologies available…