Issue - decisions

Reasons for the decision(s)
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Maintaining the Current Level of Resources: The systems we’ve already moved to Microsoft Azure are crucial for the Council’s daily operations. To ensure we can continue using them without any disruptions, we need to allocate a budget to cover the cloud services used in Microsoft Azure. These services include storage, computing power, and other technical resources that ensure our systems stay online and accessible.
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Supporting the Ongoing Migration: We’re moving more systems to Microsoft Azure. This aligns with the Council’s "cloud-first" policy, which prioritises cloud technology over traditional on-site servers. Additionally, as the Civic Centre is being vacated, we need to ensure that all our business systems are fully migrated to the cloud to remain accessible and functional once we no longer use the Civic Centre’s data centre. The allocated budget will support the necessary technical resources to continue and complete this transition.