FOI Request - Information Technology
Request 101002419513
1. Are the Data Centre's operated by or for the organisation fit for purpose? For example, is there a Business Continuity Plan, is there Disaster Recovery in place or is it a single site?
2. Is there any capital investment in data centres planned in the next 36 months? For example, Mechanical & Electrical or refresh of equipment within the DC such as network, storage area network?
3. Is data privacy and or information security compliance a priority for the organisation’s board?
4. On your Organisation’s risk register, are there any Information Technology related risks?
i) If time/ cost allows, please list the top three related risks.
5. Are the cyber security vulnerabilities within the organisation’s existing Information Technology estate increasing?
i) Has the organisation had a security breach in the past 12 months?
6. Did the organisation meet its Information Technology savings target in the last Financial Year?
7. What percentage of Information Technology budget is currently allocated to “on-premises” capability vs “cloud” capability?
8. Does the organisation have the skills and resource levels necessary for moving to the cloud?
9. What percentage of the Information Technology department headcount are software developers?
10. In relation to contracts with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft for Azure and/or Google for Google Cloud, was the monthly expenditure higher than budgeted?
i) If yes, has the organisation been able to subsequently reduce the cost whilst maintaining service levels for users?
I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably as a data set, e.g. in Excel, NOT as a PDF.
Response 21-05-2020
Where an answer is given as 'Not held', this is advised in accordance with Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
1. Not held
2. The Council's latest financial plan can be found here. As such, in accordance with section 25(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 we can advise that this information is available elsewhere.
3. Not held
4.and 4.i) An update on the corporate risk register can be found here. As such, in accordance with section 25(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 we can advise that this information is available elsewhere.
5. Not held.
i) Details can be found here. As such, in accordance with section 25(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 we can advise that this information is available elsewhere.
6. Not held.
7. Not held
8. Not held
9. 20%
10. Not applicable
i) Not applicable