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UK government signs new three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft April 21, 2021 | Microsoft reporter The UK government has signed a new three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Microsoft to enable public sector organisations to continue to unlock the benefits of cloud computing and business applications. The new MOU, entitled the Digital Transformation Arrangement 2021 (DTA21), allows all eligible public sector organisations to benefit from discounts and beneficial terms for Microsoft 365, Azure as well as associated Support and Consulting services, and for the fi...

Lawyers, say hello to the Digital Transformation Agreement 2021 Richard Speed Wed 21 Apr 2021 // 10:30 UTC Share Copy Microsoft has signed a fresh Memorandum of Understanding with the UK government to sell cloud services and biz apps at pre-agreed discounts amid accusations it is stifling the resale of excess on-premises software licences in the public sector. The MOU, specifically known as the Digital Transformation Agreement 2021 (DTA21), is a three-year contract that runs from 1 May. It covers Microsoft 365, which includes products such as Teams, the current Azure P...

Sooraj Shah – March 2021 Dr Michael Gorriz, group CIO of Standard Chartered, describes how the multinational bank has enthusiastically — but judiciously — embraced the cloud as the new foundation for both digital innovation and traditional core banking systems. When Dr Michael Gorriz joined financial services company Standard Chartered in July 2015 as group CIO, his mission was to raise the bank’s digital capabilities to the point where its vast multinational retail and wholesale businesses could run services in an integrated and seamless fashion, 24x7. Such digital ambitions wer...

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Nick Farrell - News Accenture is investing $3 billion over three years in its multi-service group, starting last autumn, to help clients across all industries become cloud-first businesses and accelerate their digital transformation. Accenture said its Cloud First group is designed to harness the “full power and breadth” of the firm’s industry and technology capabilities, ecosystem partnerships, commitment to upskilling clients’ employees and responsible business approach. Accenture’s CEO Julie Sweet said that Digital transformation required cloud at sc...

A clear winner in the country’s MyDIGITAL digitisation push, Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s share price hit a new all-time-high of RM6.62 on Feb 9, beating the previous record of RM6.45 in May 2015. While prices had since retreated, they are poised to reach new heights if the more bullish street predictions are to be believed. If the fact that Telekom’s share price had doubled in the past year and tripled from its decade-low of RM2.02 on Oct 26, 2018, is heaping additional pressure on the company to outperform, its managing director and group CEO Imri Mokhtar is taking it in his stride: “I gu...