Cloud services
The New Zealand government has a Cloud First policy. Government organisations must adopt public cloud services on a case-by-case basis, following risk assessments.
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All of Government Cloud Sourcing Strategy
This strategy supports government agencies to procure a diverse range of secure and resilient cloud services in a changing strategic landscape.
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About public cloud services
Find out why and how government organisations use public cloud services to work more productively.
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Help with public cloud services
Government organisations can get help with the different aspects of using public cloud services.
- Join the Cloud Capabilities Network
- Create or improve your organisation’s process for assessing risks
- Ways to buy public cloud services
- Service models for public cloud
- Help with negotiating contracts for public cloud services
- Māori interests in public cloud
- Sustainability when choosing public cloud services
- Shadow cloud — concerns and opportunities
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Risk discovery tool for public cloud services
The risk discovery tool has 2 stages with steps to help you identify risks and security controls to consider when using a public cloud service.
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Risks assessments before using public cloud services
When and how to assess the risks of using public cloud services — including who approves it, sending certain risk documents to the Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO) and using your risk assessment.
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Technical guidance for public cloud services
Cloud characteristics, security templates, advice for vendors, and guides for optimising network capacity and managing updates on remote endpoints.
