Enterprise Information Services (EIS) is a shared IT service between Skills Development Scotland and partners Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise. EIS conducted a project which moved from on-premises hosting to hybrid cloud-based hosting.
This case study looks at the improvements made in the second iteration of the hybrid cloud-based hosting contract and covers why those changes came about.
EIS previously moved from regular supplier-based data centres to a hybrid cloud-based platform. This platform is capable of supporting future systems they may use and allows them to control costs better, using a ‘pay as you go’ format.
The services can be capped during quiet periods, or completely switched off at certain times, reducing costs and energy demand. Additionally, the service is very adaptable and can be scaled up or down to suit demand.
The second iteration of the contract was for continued support of EIS’s existing hybrid cloud environments, with the option to onboard any additional services from traditional data centres to cloud-based hosting. This updated service operates through a smaller provider who offers support services to Hybrid Cloud offerings.
The Prioritisation Test hosted on the Sustainable Procurement Tools platform indicated that procurement of hosting services should involve sustainability outcomes as a priority.
This was embedded into the Procurement Strategy which recommended a call- off from the Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud framework. The G-Cloud process involves shortlisting based on requirements and then scoring offerings which are advertised upfront and allows for a clarification process.
This route facilitated sustainable procurement outcomes and was deemed fit for purpose.
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