Rich Crowther

Defence Digital Service

More secure in the public cloud

Rich Crowther, 20 November 2020 - Cloud, Defence Digital Service (DDS), Military Digitisation

Rich Crowther, Head of the Defence Digital Service (DDS), explains why we think that - even in Defence - we can secure our OFFICIAL workloads better in the public cloud than we can on-premises. In Defence we’re starting to make …

Creating the Defence Digital Service (DDS) in MOD

Rich Crowther, 16 December 2019 - Defence Digital Service (DDS), Richard Crowther

The Defence Digital Service (DDS), a new group in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are here to help pave the way for the rapid delivery of user-centred products and services in Defence. Using modern practices and technologies, they are aiming to bring tactical and strategic advantage by responding rapidly to user needs, both in the office and in the battlespace. 

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