1.0DevOps Online North Americahttps://devopsnews.onlineYashesh Patelhttps://devopsnews.online/author/yashesh-patel/UK government issues guidance on public sector use of public cloud services - DevOps Online North Americarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0vxG96sJa5"><a href="https://devopsnews.online/uk-government-issues-guidance-on-public-sector-use-of-public-cloud-services/">UK government issues guidance on public sector use of public cloud services</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://devopsnews.online/uk-government-issues-guidance-on-public-sector-use-of-public-cloud-services/embed/#?secret=0vxG96sJa5" width="600" height="338" title="“UK government issues guidance on public sector use of public cloud services” — DevOps Online North America" data-secret="0vxG96sJa5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://devopsnews.online/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/uk-cloud.png640400The Cabinet Office wants government departments to buy public cloud rather than services from the Public Services Network (PSN). A recent guide was issued, outlining what department heads need to consider when putting services or data into the public cloud. “It’s possible for public sector organisations to safely put highly personal and sensitive data into the...