Technical cloud community
The technical cloud community aims to:
- build a skilled and active community of technical expertise in using cloud technologies in government
- share knowledge, information, patterns, best practices and code
- improve the efficiency and speed of using cloud technologies in government
The community is part of the One Government Cloud Strategy, which aims to promote cloud adoption and best practice within government.
Who the community is for
This community is for anyone with a technical interest in using cloud technology in government.
You might be interested in this community if you’re a technical architect, engineer, DevOps engineer, developer, designer or business analyst.
Anyone with an interest in cloud computing and a government email address can join.
Get involved
To get involved with the community you can:
- join the #cloud channel on the UK Government Digital Slack - create a Slack account using your government email address
- get the latest updates on the technical cloud community page on the One Government Cloud Strategy website
- email us at govtechcloudco@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk if you have any questions
Events
We’ll announce periodic events and meetups on the #cloud Slack channel.
Training
We aim to offer opportunities to learn and share knowledge about cloud computing across government. We can also recommend, and put you in touch with, training providers and cloud suppliers.
Areas of special interest
We cover a diverse range of topics such as:
- new and emerging cloud technologies and trends
- cloud native platforms and solutions
- common and unique challenges in the cloud
- sovereign cloud, edge cloud, multi cloud and hybrid cloud
- cloud networking
- developing reusable and open code
- building proof of concepts
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Guidance first published