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Huddle now available through the G-Cloud Services Framework
Posted on 20. Feb, 2012 by Pauline.
Yesterday, the UK government announced that Huddle has been successful in our bid to be on the G-Cloud Services Framework. With our ever-growing user base across government – Huddle is now used by 75 per cent of central UK government and numerous local council and NHS organisations – it’s great news for UK public sector [...]
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GovCamp 2012 review
Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Pauline.
I spent Friday and Saturday at GovCamp 2012, along with 250 others, comprising of civil servants and other stakeholders with an interest in using technology to make public services better. Huddle has been a supporter of GovCamp for a number of years and it’s great to get together with old friends, customers and meet new [...]
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GovCamp 2012 preview
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by Pauline.
It’s that time of year again! GovCamp takes place every January and brings together people with a common interest, in the way technology is being used to improve and deliver public sector services. Huddle has been a proud sponsor of GovCamp for the past few years and we’ll be supporting the event once again this [...]
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The run up to working from home during the Olympics
Posted on 13. Jan, 2012 by Pauline.
Many of the London-based public sector organisations I work with are about to embark on home-working dry-runs. Before the Olympic celebrations kick off in London in July, public sector staff are testing how they can ensure that it’s business as usual when it comes to getting their jobs done. At Huddle, we run our entire [...]
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Working on a pan-government project? Learn how Huddle can help…
Posted on 05. Jan, 2012 by Pauline.
We’re seeing an increase in the use of Huddle across government where multiple government departments are working together. If you’re involved in a pan-government project or programme, join our free hour-long webinar on Wednesday 11 January at 10am to learn how you can use Huddle to collaborate and share information across government. We’ll talk about [...]
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Silver lining: The cloud is transforming government IT
Posted on 21. Oct, 2011 by Pauline.
Last week, Huddle held its inaugural government cloud computing event, in partnership with FutureGov. The great and good came together from across UK government to discuss how cloud computing is transforming government IT. As our all-star cast of presenters gave their opinions on the cloud and provided some examples of how cloud tools and services [...]
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Government event: The all-star cast continues to grow
Posted on 19. Sep, 2011 by Pauline.
It’s now just over three weeks until Huddle holds its inaugural government cloud computing event, in partnership with FutureGov, on 12 October. Read on to find out more and register now! Earlier this month, we announced a number of the event’s presenters and gave you some more information on the topics they’ll be discussing. I’m pleased [...]
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Huddle government event: The all-star cast
Posted on 08. Sep, 2011 by Pauline.
As mentioned a few weeks ago, Huddle will be launching its first government cloud event, in partnership with FutureGov, on 12 October. Read on to find out more and register now! The event will bring together CIOs, technology directors, programme managers and thought leaders in central and local government, independent analysts and journalists to discuss key [...]
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Silver lining:Huddle launches its first government cloud event
Posted on 12. Aug, 2011 by Pauline.
Cloud computing is currently a hot topic in the public sector. The Government ICT Strategy states that UK government is pushing ahead with its shift towards cloud computing and recognises how the cloud can respond to changing operational needs. Due to the current squeeze on public sector finances, this new technology remains high on the [...]
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The practical cloud in government
Posted on 28. Jun, 2011 by Pauline.
In the final instalment of our Introduction to cloud computing in government series, I’m covering cloud computing in action and how UK government departments are already benefiting from the cloud. Introduction to cloud computing in government View more presentations from HuddleHQ The first thing to remember is that we aren’t just talking about data centres [...]
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Cloud computing in government: The security questions
Posted on 24. Jun, 2011 by Pauline.
Following Wednesday’s post on what cloud computing is and the key benefits for government, today I’m going to cover security. Introduction to cloud computing in government View more presentations from HuddleHQ It’s impossible to talk about cloud computing without mentioning security and, with certain cloud providers recently failing to adequately manage their systems, the topic [...]
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Cloud computing in government: Webinar recap
Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by Pauline.
Last week, Huddle’s public sector team presented a brief introduction to cloud computing in government. The first question covered during the session was: “What is cloud computing?” The answer to this is that “cloud computing” is a broad term covering the use of any software, data, platform or infrastructure that is remotely accessible via a [...]
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Cloud computing: What does it mean for government?
Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 by Pauline.
With the Government ICT Strategy highlighting the need to make the move to cloud computing and the full cloud strategy due to be released this summer, the UK government’s shift toward this technology is gathering pace. As cloud computing moves further into the limelight, the press is full of reports, studies and articles about the [...]
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Event: Huddle for public sector
Posted on 04. May, 2011 by Pauline.
For the last twelve months, we’ve been running regular events specifically for our public sector customers. The next of these is scheduled for Tuesday 24 May 2011 between 9.30am and 12.30pm. The event will be held at 1 Victoria Street Conference Centre, London, SW1. These events bring together our customers from all areas of the [...]
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Online collaboration: Making it work for your organization
Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by Pauline.
In my role as a customer engagement manager here at Huddle, I frequently get asked how other organizations have made online collaboration work for them. Plenty of organizations have tried to implement an online collaboration platform and failed, so they are hesitant to try again. In my experience, there are a few key points which [...]
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Huddling at UKGovcamp
Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 by Pauline.
On Saturday 22 January, I attended UKGovcamp, which took place at Microsoft’s offices in London. This is the second year that Huddle has sponsored the event. UKGovcamp brings together 200 of the UK’s most engaged, dynamic and forward thinking public sector workers to discuss how technology can be embraced to deliver better public services. Everyone [...]
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Connected in the cloud: Customer engagement from any location
Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by Pauline.
As a member of Huddle’s customer engagement team, my role is to manage our public sector customers and help them get the most out of Huddle. I spend around 80 per cent of my time out of the office meeting with our government customers across the UK. The technology I use enables me to constantly [...]
