Cloud computing
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The issue
Institutions are under greater pressure than ever to improve performance and compete on the world stage, while reducing costs and increasing efficiency. Cloud computing can help institutions drive down costs and drive up performance.
What you can do
Cloud computing allows data, software and computing power to be stored and accessed from a shared, remote server. It provides an institution with greater resources and IT capability than it could develop in-house, to the benefit of research, teaching and learning.
Before adopting cloud computing, you’ll need to familiarise yourself with:
- Safeguards to operate legally and protect information and privacy
- Risks
- Cloud computing models
- Institutional strategy
- Costs and savings.
For more information see our detailed guide on cloud computing.
For general discussions about the use of cloud in further and higher education, see the Guardian debate and this workshop report.
Looking ahead
We have developed frameworks with major cloud providers such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon. This enables Janet network connected organisations take advantage of cloud services that have already been through a stringent procurement process giving you peace of mind and saving you time and money.
Find out more about our frameworks and cloud services.