UK government will implement cloud computing

The call for governments to run efficiently and save money has led to several nations to consider cloud computing for their government agencies. According to One Stop Click, the U.K. has recently signed a contract with the cloud service provider Huddle, which will provide information technology outsourcing for a number of critical national departments.

The main reason why the U.K. has decided to adopt cloud computing in its operations is financial.

"We jointly identified $475 million in cost savings on the IT business by switching from on-premises to the cloud and driving a collaborative services platform," said Alistair Mitchell, CEO of Huddle.

The switch to virtualized data has further fringe benefits for the U.K. government. The news source reports that the endeavor, which is called the G-Cloud strategy, will help reduce the power demands of government facilities. This will help the U.K. meet the new standards on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union.

Experts say that national governments are among the strongest supporters of virtualized technology. Additionally, the move by the U.K. may entice businesses to consider the cloud as an enterprise tool. According to IT Pro, 48 percent of the country's large and small corporations have already implemented some form of cloud computing in their operations.