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The third iteration of the UK government's cloud store is about to go live, so what has changed and what is likely to happen next?

Cloud computing has touched many industries and is increasingly being adopted in many ways, from easily accessible data storage to business application solutions and reduction in hardware investment; and the healthcare industry is no exception.

Cloud delivery and procurement is still a central plank in global public sector procurement. The G-Cloud Framework has been running for the best part of a year, having launched in April 2012, so now is a good time to revisit the UK government’s flagship procurement initiative, CloudStore.

Many governments are implementing cloud services portals – “cloud stores” – to encourage cloud services adoption and provide “trusted” shopping experiences for agencies.

How does the public sector’s inability to accept that the private sector has to make a profit scupper idea of "strategic partnerships" and their flawed reality?

Cloud computing has proven to have many advantages, and now it seems that it is also helping medical science reduce its costs.

Many procedures for government procurement can be traced back through earlier stages of technology development. But the technology sector is changing at an increasing pace and procurement is struggling to keep up.>

The majority of medical institutions still struggle with outdated technology. Cloud computing drove positive changes concerning efficacy and costs in many other industries. Can it help healthcare too? Or is it just too insecure?