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Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿

I think, given that MS Azure costs at least 10 x more than many of its smaller (but far more worthy) competitors, the NZ public service (i.e. we taxpayers) are being ripped off. rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ I need to have a word with Ben Creet about praising "cloud providers'" security... some are far worse than others, and Microsoft's no where near the head of the pack.

RNZShould NZ health data be in the cloud?Microsoft has written to the government asking for it's help in removing more barriers which it says makes it difficult for District Health Boards to use cloud-based services. The company also says it wants to dispell perceptions in the health sector that the cloud is inherently less secure than using in-house servers. Nine to Noon speaks to Ben Creet from Internet New Zealand and to Microsoft's Asia Director for Health & Social Services Gabe Rijpma.
Sep 23, 2023, 08:26 AM·Public
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Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿

If we turfed Microsoft, our IT costs would plummet and satisfaction of users would (after a short dip of dealing with stuff that's 'different') rise markedly. Of that I have little doubt. Sadly, we don't have any digital tech leaders (with sufficient clout to influence policy) in the public services, which is why we can't have nice things (or competent, cost-effective digital services).

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Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿

People like Mr Rijpma should be listened to. Not. At. All. They're marketers, not policy makers, not technologists, not credible. Gov't needs to stop listening to these people who are 100% committed to 'increasing shareholder value' and not. at. all. committed to the people of NZ.

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