Unlocking the full potential of your AWS environment: the case for third-party management in public sector organisations The UK public sector increasingly uses cloud technology to deliver services efficiently and securely. AWS is popular for government departments, educational organisations, and non-profit organisations because it offers scalability, security, and innovation. However, managing an AWS environment at […]
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the OCRE 2024 Framework, a significant initiative designed to transform the procurement of public cloud services for research and education institutions across the UK and Europe. Starting from 3rd February 2025, this new framework offers a comprehensive suite of cloud solutions tailored to the evolving needs of […]
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OCRE Cloud Framework update
An update on the status of the OCRE 2024 tender process and considerations around existing and future call-off contracts under the current framework. GÉANT has advised that the evaluation of the large number of bids received for the forthcoming OCRE 2024 framework and is progressing well and on-schedule for the announcement of the outcomes this […]
Co-authored by Ben Stott and Kelly Mathurin of the Jisc Cloud team. A major benefit of being a customer of the Microsoft 365 Education suite has for a long time been having access to unlimited storage across OneDrive, SharePoint and Exchange. This has meant that IT administrators haven’t needed to worry about capacity planning, […]
‘… the reality is that existing education establishments have been using their Microsoft 365 Tenants without any restrictions. This change, from their perspective, is a new restriction and will no doubt, be perceived as a price rise, since many education tenants are larger than 100TB.’ For further information see our advice paper: Advice and Guidance […]
This blog post is based on the presentation given by Dave Cook in our Jisc Cyber Community in April 2024. Who is this blog aimed at: IT Teams who administer and are responsible for Cloud estates and the security of them. What is the purpose of the blog: To help member/customer IT teams understand the […]
GÉANT has announced the OCRE 2024 Tender for European R&E cloud services procurement, now live in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). This third iteration is poised to bring a host of advantages to Research and Education (R&E) institutions across Europe, with Jisc among the 42 buyers across 39 countries. The OCRE 2024 […]
Quick blog post here explaining an Intune remediation to fix devices where they do not activate via a subscription. If your device looks like this then you don’t need to follow this guide If for any reason you have Not active in the subscription, this could mean that the CLIP Service store has become corrupt […]
Quistor is the Oracle partner that provides cloud solutions in the UK through the OCRE framework. This framework allows you to access Coud services at discounted prices and with simplified procurement processes. One of the cloud services that Quistor offers is Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC), a powerful platform that lets you explore and visualise your […]
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Reminder: PSTN end of life in 2025
Openreach are in the progress of moving all customers from the old analogue public switched telephone network (PSTN) to a fully digital network: Openreach puts the stopper on copper | Openreach – this means no more ISDN or analog copper lines, fiber is the way forward. As of September 2023, Openreach are only provide digital […]