Issue - meetings

This report sets out proposals for working with the London Borough of Lewisham to establish a shared service for ICT by April 2016. The report sets out details around sharing ICT hardware and establishing reciprocal Disaster Recovery (“DR”) facilities, delivering ICT services to London Borough of Lewisham to refresh their infrastructure, and transition arrangements leading towards the establishment of the joint ICT service.

(i)         that approval be given to working with London Borough of Lewisham to establish a joint ICT service by April 2016;

(ii)        that it be noted that London Borough of Lewisham was seeking approval from their Cabinet in June 2015 for the same;

(iii)       that it be noted that officers would be working on defining the governance model for the proposed shared service and would present their proposals to Cabinet in September 2015;

(iv)       that approval be given to the reciprocal arrangements to host disaster recovery facilities for London Borough of Lewisham at Brent Civic Centre, while they host Brent’s second datacentre currently located at Brent House.;

(v)        that approval be given to the proposal to deliver ICT services to London Borough of Lewisham to refresh their infrastructure, bringing them in line with Brent.

The report from  the Chief Operating Officer set out proposals for working with the London Borough of Lewisham to establish a shared service for ICT by April 2016. The report set out details around sharing ICT hardware and establishing reciprocal Disaster Recovery facilities, delivering ICT services to London Borough of Lewisham to refresh their infrastructure, and transition arrangements leading towards the establishment of the joint ICT service. Councillor Pavey referred to the proposals as a symbolic step forward and advised that Lewisham’s Cabinet would considering a similar report in the near future.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that approval be given to working with London Borough of Lewisham to establish a joint ICT service by April 2016;

(ii)        that it be noted that London Borough of Lewisham was seeking approval from their Cabinet in June 2015 for the same;

(iii)       that it be noted that officers would be working on defining the governance model for the proposed shared service and would present their proposals to Cabinet in September 2015;

(iv)       that approval be given to the reciprocal arrangements to host disaster recovery facilities for London Borough of Lewisham at Brent Civic Centre, while they host Brent’s second datacentre currently located at Brent House;

(v)        that approval be given to the proposal to deliver ICT services to London Borough of Lewisham to refresh their infrastructure, bringing them in line with Brent.