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Defra eyes £226.8M IT overhaul amid outdated systems

The UK’s Defra plans to spend £226.8 million on new data center and cloud infrastructure, with a contract starting July 2026. This comes after past failures, including a major data center outage last year and an NAO report calling its IT “aging and inefficient.” With modernized systems, Defra aims to break free from outdated tech, ensuring reliability and improved public services.

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