Information Services

Request 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? I believe a data centre to be a 'dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components'.

Request 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?

Request 3
Is data privacy and or information security compliance a priority for the organisation’s board?

Request 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

Request 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?

Request 6

Did the organisation meet its Information Technology savings target in the last Financial Year?

Request 7
What percentage of Information Technology budget is currently allocated to “on-premises” capability
vs “cloud” capability?

Request 8

Does the organisation have the skills and resource levels necessary for moving to the cloud?

Request 9

What percentage of the Information Technology department headcount are software developers?

Request 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?