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UKCloud's Collapse: A Cloudy Day for UK Government

The collapse of UKCloud, a small local cloud provider, led to significant business continuity issues for the UK government and resulted in a £17.5 million underwriting bill.
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☁️ The collapse of UKCloud raised serious biz continuity issues for UK govt. Exploring the impacts on services and costs involved. Stay informed! #CloudComputing #UKGovt

  1. The fall of UKCloud caused major business continuity problems for the UK central government.
  2. A significant financial burden of £17.5 million was incurred to underwrite the insolvent service.
  3. This incident highlights the risks associated with relying on smaller cloud providers.

Source: Lindsay Clark, The Register: How the collapse of local cloud provider caused biz continuity issues in UK government.

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