The £9 billion question: To Microsoft or not to Microsoft?
Are UK taxpayers getting real value from SPA24 - or just high cost convenience? Register debate series The UK government's five-year Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA24) with Microsoft is set to see public sector bodies spend around 1.9 billion each year-nearly 9 billion in total over half a decade. It's a vast sum for software and services, and one that deserves close scrutiny....