UK Government ditches Microsoft's Cloud in favour of Open Source?

[ Thanks to e5rebel for this link. ]

"However in July the Conservative Party attempted to spike any such venture. They (The Tories) announced that they want citizens to own their own data and said that cloud outsourcing was an unacceptable risk (you try FOI'ing the Gov on how much they spend with MS and see how far you get!).

"Many agreed and the press has continued to run effective Cloud scare stories. Meanwhile the Cabinet Office seems to have found a new hymn sheet."

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