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The Department of Defence has entered into a standing offer with IBM for the purchase of x86 servers and services.
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The Departments of Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade, and others this week revealed they had made early moves to reduce their dependence on ICT contractors in line with the Gershon review.
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The long-term net impact of Gershon's idealistic review will realistically be negligible at best and at worst will prove to be a distraction for years to come.
Gershon's recommendations are consistent with those of other jurisdictions that have undertaken similar reviews, and are aimed at giving the ICT centralisation/decentralisation pendulum a shove back towards the centre. This is, however, easier said than done.
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